CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SUMMARY
Tuesday, August 9, 2022, 6:00 p.m.
In person at:
Arroyo Grande City Council Chambers
215 E. Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
AND via Zoom at:
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In compliance with Assembly Bill (AB) 361, which allows for a deviation of teleconference rules required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, this City Council meeting is being conducted in a hybrid in-person/virtual format.
Members of the public may participate and provide public comment on agenda items during the meeting in person at the location identified above, by joining the Zoom meeting, or by submitting written public comments to the Clerk of the Council at [email protected]. Meetings will be broadcast live on Channel 20 and streamed on the City’s website and www.slo-span.org.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MOMENT OF REFLECTION
4. FLAG SALUTE
CAMP FIRE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
5. AGENDA REVIEW
5.a. Closed Session Announcements
None.
5.b. Ordinances read in title only
None.
6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
6.a. Update Regarding Countywide COVID-19 Efforts
(McDONALD)
Recommended Action:
Receive update, accept public comments, discuss, and provide direction as necessary.
6.b. City Manager Communications
(McDONALD)
Recommended Action:
Receive correspondence/comments as presented by the City Manager and Provide direction, as necessary.
6.c. Introduction and Oath of Office - Police Officers Enriquetta Peinado and Raymon Easter (MARTINEZ/MATSON)
7. COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
This public comment period is an invitation to members of the community to present issues, thoughts, or suggestions on matters not scheduled on this agenda. Comments should be limited to those matters that are within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Members of the public may provide public comment in-person or remotely by joining the Zoom meeting utilizing one of the methods provided below. Please use the “raise hand” feature to indicate your desire to provide public comment.
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The Brown Act restricts the Council from taking formal action on matters not published on the agenda. In response to your comments, the Mayor or presiding Council Member may:
• Direct City staff to assist or coordinate with you.
• A Council Member may state a desire to meet with you. • It may be the desire of the Council to place your issue or matter on a future Council agenda.
Please adhere to the following procedures when addressing the Council:
• Comments should be limited to 3 minutes or less.
• Your comments should be directed to the Council as a whole and not directed to individual Council members.
• Slanderous, profane or personal remarks against any Council Member or member of the audience shall not be permitted.
8. CONSENT AGENDA
The following routine items listed below are scheduled for consideration as a group. The recommendations for each item are noted. Any member of the public who wishes to comment on any Consent Agenda item may do so at this time. Any Council Member may request that any item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to permit discussion or change the recommended course of action. The City Council may approve the remainder of the Consent Agenda on one motion.
8.a. Consideration of Cash Disbursement Ratification
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of July 1 through July 15, 2022.
8.b. Consideration of Statement of Investment Deposits
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande as of June 30, 2022, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).
8.c. Approval of Minutes
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of July 26, 2022, as submitted.
8.d. Consideration of Adoption of a Resolution Declaring a Continued Local Emergency Related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
(McDONALD)
Recommended Action:
Adopt a Resolution declaring a continued local emergency related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
8.e. Consideration of Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with Lucia Mar School District to Provide Free Child Care through the Bright Futures Extended Learning Opportunities Program for the 2022-23 School Year
(BOHLKEN)
Recommended Action:
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the MOU with LMUSD for the City to provide child care free of charge to students at Ocean View Elementary school for the 2022-23 school year and be reimbursed through the ELOP grant.
8.f. Consideration of Confirming the Environmental Determination, Approval of Construction Plans and Specifications, Award of Construction Contract to Central Coast Playgrounds, Inc, and Authorization of Budget Adjustment of $110,015 from Local Sales Tax Fund (ROBESON/BOHLKEN)
Recommended Action:
1) Confirm that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Guidelines Section 15302(b) and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption; 2) Approve the construction plans and specifications for the Elm Street Park Inclusive Playground Replacement Project, PW 2022-02; 3) Award a construction contract to Central Coast Playgrounds, Inc. in the amount of $106,399.50 and authorize the City Manager to approve change orders for 10% of the contract, $10,640.00, for unanticipated costs during the construction phase of the project (construction contract costs = $106,399.50 + $10,640.00 = $117,039.50; and 4) Allocate $110,015 from the Local Sales Tax Fund balance to cover the subject project expenses.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
10. OLD BUSINESS
None.
11. NEW BUSINESS
11.a. Receive an Update Regarding the Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA), the Results of the
Oceano Fire Tax Measure A-22, and the Process for a Wind-Down Period as Defined by the Third Amendment to the FCFA Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (McDONALD)
Recommended Action:
Receive an update on the results of the Oceano Fire Tax Measure A-22 from the June 2022 election and the process of the wind-down period as defined by the Third Amendment to the Five Cities Fire Authority Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement.
11.b. 2021 Annual Report for the Northern Cities Management Area (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the 2021 Northern Cities Management Area (NCMA) Annual Report.
12. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Any Council Member may ask a question for clarification, make an announcement, or report briefly on his or her activities. In addition, subject to Council policies and procedures, Council Members may request staff to report back to the Council at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter or request that staff place a matter of business on a future agenda. Any request to place a matter of business for original consideration on a future agenda requires the concurrence of at least one other Council Member.
13. CLOSED SESSION
None.
14. ADJOURNMENT
All staff reports or other written documentation, including any supplemental material distributed to a majority of the City Council within 72 hours of a regular meeting, relating to each item of business on the agenda are available for public inspection during regular business hours in the City Clerk’s office, 300 E. Branch Street, Arroyo Grande. If requested, the agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. To make a request for disability-related modification or accommodation, contact the Legislative and Information Services Department at 805-473-5400 as soon as possible and at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date.
This agenda was prepared and posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2 Agenda reports can be accessed and downloaded from the City’s website at www.arroyogrande.org If you would like to subscribe to receive email or text message notifications when agendas are posted, you can sign up online through the “Notify Me” feature.
City Council Meetings are cablecast live and videotaped for replay on Arroyo Grande’s Government Access Channel 20. The rebroadcast schedule is published at www.slo-span.org.
6.c.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
Introduction and Oath of Office – Police Officers Enriquetta Peinado and Raymon Easter (MARTINEZ/MATSON)
Item 8.a.
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: Nicole Valentine, Administrative Services Director BY: Lynda Horejsi, Accounting Manager
SUBJECT: Consideration of Cash Disbursement Ratification DATE: August 9, 2022
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
Review and ratify cash disbursements.
IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
There is a $6,356,954.99 fiscal impact that includes the following items:
Accounts Payable Checks $4,713,789.37
Payroll & Benefit Checks $821,582.81
RECOMMENDATION:
Ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of July 1 through July 15, 2022.
BACKGROUND:
Cash disbursements are made weekly based on the submission of all required documents supporting the invoices submitted for payment. Prior to payment, Administrative Services staff reviews all disbursement documents to ensure that they meet the approval requirements adopted in the Municipal Code and the City’s Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual.
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES:
The attached listing represents the cash disbursements required of normal and usual operations during the period. The disbursements are accounted for in the FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23 budgets.
Item 8.a.
City Council
Consideration of Cash Disbursement Ratification
August 9, 2022
ALTERNATIVES:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Approve staff’s recommendation;
2. Do not approve staff’s recommendation; or
3. Provide other direction to staff.
ADVANTAGES:
The Administrative Services Department monitors payments of invoices for accountability, accuracy, and completeness using standards approved by the City Council.
Invoices are paid in a timely manner to establish goodwill with merchants. Discounts are taken where applicable.
DISADVANTAGES:
There are no disadvantages identified in this recommendation.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
No environmental review is required for this item.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS:
The Agenda was posted at City Hall and on the City’s website in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2.
Attachments:
1. July 1 – July 15, 2022 – Accounts Payable Check Register
2. July 1, 2022 & July 15, 2022 – Payroll and Benefit Check Registers
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
CHECK LISTING
JULY 1 - JULY 15, 2022
ATTACHMENT 1
Line Check Date Check # Amount Description Acct # Vendor Name1 07/01/2022 294344 $ 5,400.00 E GRAND AVE TREE TRIMMING- 9 LOCATIONS 220.4303.5303 805 TREE SERVICE INC2 07/01/2022 294345 1,100.00 07/04 SOUND PRODUCTION SUMMER CONCERT SERIES 010.4421.5504 ADEPT EVENTS LLC3 07/01/2022 294346 621,631.00 FY22/23 GENERAL LIABILITY PROGRAM 010.4145.5576 CALIFORNIA JPIA4 07/01/2022 294346 668,637.00 FY 22/23 WORKERS COMPENSATION 010.4001.5141 CALIFORNIA JPIA5 07/01/2022 294346 235,600.00 FY 22/23 FCFA WORKERS COMPENSATION 010.0000.1111 CALIFORNIA JPIA6 07/01/2022 294346 71,591.00 FY22/23 PROP INS PREMIUM 010.4145.5579 CALIFORNIA JPIA7 07/01/2022 294347 9,321.28 FY22/23 ANNUAL RENEWAL FEE-HOSTING & SUPPORT 010.4140.5303 CIVICPLUS8 07/01/2022 294348 2,465.10 FY22/23 AEC ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION 010.4140.5303 DLT SOLUTIONS, LLC9 07/01/2022 294349 11,928.00 FY22/23 ESCRIBE ACCESSIBILITY 010.4140.5303 ESCRIBE SOFTWARE LTD 10 07/01/2022 294350 2,200.00 FY22/23 ARCGIS USER LICENSE 010.4140.5303 ESRI11 07/01/2022 294351 3,800.00 FY22/23 NIXLE SUBSCRIPTION 010.4201.5303 EVERBRIDGE INC12 07/01/2022 294352 1,914,177.25 FY22/23 SEMI ANNUAL LOPEZ WATER 641.4750.5612 SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY13 07/01/2022 294353 800.00 FY22/23 TMS SOFTWARE SUPPORT 010.4204.5607 TRAINING INNOVATIONS, INC14 07/01/2022 294354 1,250.00 07/04 BAND SUMMER CONCERT SERIES 010.4421.5504 UNFINISHED BUSINESS15 07/01/2022 294355 2,000.00 FY 22/23 TRUSTEEE FEE 286.4103.5555 WELLS FARGO BANK 16 07/08/2022 *294362 440.00 TAI CHI SUMMER SESSION 1 010.4424.5351 DIXIE D ADENIRAN 17 07/08/2022 294363 900.00 07/10/22 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES 010.4421.5504 ADEPT EVENTS LLC18 07/08/2022 294364 126.68 07/22 TOWER LEASE 010.4201.5303 ATC SEQUOIA LLC 19 07/08/2022 294365 576.00 PATROL SCHEDULING SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION 010.4204.5607 ATLAS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC20 07/08/2022 294366 100.00 TRAINING-ESPARZA 010.4203.5501 BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS TRAINING 21 07/08/2022 294367 199.98 ACCT#8245100960104152 PD INTERNET 010.4201.5403 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS22 07/08/2022 294367 736.80 ACCT#8245100960211288-PW DARK FIBER 010.4145.5401 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS23 07/08/2022 294367 180.27 ACCT#8245100960223572 PD TV 010.4145.5401 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS24 07/08/2022 294367 327.16 ACCT#8245100960216667-WOMENS CLUB 010.4145.5401 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS25 07/08/2022 294367 1,349.00 ACCT#8245100960301246 -SPECTRUM 211.4101.5330 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS 26 07/08/2022 294367 122.11 ACCT#8245100960129431 COUNCIL CHAMBER 010.4145.5401 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS27 07/08/2022 294368 200.00 3X6 GATE & HARDWARE-BATTING CAGE ACCESS 010.4430.5605 CREATIVE FENCE CO.28 07/08/2022 294369 372.59 METRO INTERNET CIRCUIT 010.4140.5303 DIGITAL WEST NETWORKS INC29 07/08/2022 294370 165.24 07/22 AETNA RESOURCES EAP 010.4145.5147 HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCE CTR30 07/08/2022 294370 41.31 07/22 AETNA RESOURCES EAP-FCFA 010.0000.1111 HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCE CTR 31 07/08/2022 294371 150.00 RPT WRITING UPDATE-POST PER DIEM 010.4204.5501 BRADLEY HOGAN32 07/08/2022 294372 69.58 MONITOR DESK MOUNT 010.4002.5201 ITSAVVY LLC 33 07/08/2022 294372 130.00 MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO SIGNATURE TYPE 010.4301.5702 ITSAVVY LLC 34 07/08/2022 294372 20.00 MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO SIGNATURE TYPE 010.4301.5702 ITSAVVY LLC 35 07/08/2022 294372 11.63 SALES TAX 010.4301.5702 ITSAVVY LLC 36 07/08/2022 294372 1,565.00 MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO 8 010.4301.5702 ITSAVVY LLC37 07/08/2022 294372 121.29 SALES TAX 010.4301.5702 ITSAVVY LLC 38 07/08/2022 294372 46.30 LENOVO ESSENTIAL WIRELESS COMBO 010.4002.5201 ITSAVVY LLC
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
CHECK LISTING
JULY 1 - JULY 15, 2022
ATTACHMENT 1
Line Check Date Check # Amount Description Acct # Vendor Name39 07/08/2022 294372 $ 8.98 SALES TAX 010.4002.5201 ITSAVVY LLC40 07/08/2022 294373 1,120.00 ART CAMPS 6/13-6/17 010.4424.5351 LYNNE LANE41 07/08/2022 294374 756.33 SHORETEL PHONE CHRGS-CITY HALL 010.4145.5403 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC42 07/08/2022 294374 756.34 SHORETEL PHONE CHRGS-PD 010.4145.5403 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC43 07/08/2022 294375 169.00 NAT'L COMMAND COURSE-GSA PER DIEM 010.4201.5501 MICHAEL MARTINEZ44 07/08/2022 294376 177.79 1/2 CU YD 5 SACK CONCRETE 220.4303.5613 MIER BROS LANDSCAPE PRODUCTS 45 07/08/2022 294376 129.30 1/4 YD CONCRETE 640.4712.5610 MIER BROS LANDSCAPE PRODUCTS 46 07/08/2022 294377 1,024.00 TRAINING/TUITION-BIO, ESTRADA 010.4203.5501 NATIONAL TRAINING CONCEPTS47 07/08/2022 294378 3,570.00 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION 7/22-6/23 010.4002.5303 NETFILE INC48 07/08/2022 294379 34.31 ELECTRIC-WELL#11 352 LA CANADA 640.4711.5402 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO49 07/08/2022 294379 5.34 ELECTRIC-484 BAKEMAN 219.4460.5304 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO50 07/08/2022 294380 168.00 PRIVATE TENNIS LESSONS 010.4424.5351 SUZANNE M PETRIE 51 07/08/2022 294381 650.00 TRAINING TUITION DOHERTY 010.4203.5501 PINNACLE TACTICAL SOULUTIONS52 07/08/2022 294382 5.38 COUNCIL CHAMBERS WATER 010.4213.5303 READYREFRESH BY NESTLE53 07/08/2022 294383 45.00 ADULT SOFTBALL SCORER- 3 GAMES 010.4424.5352 MAIA SANCHEZ54 07/08/2022 294384 285.00 ADULT SOFTBALL SCORER-15 GAMES 010.4424.5352 MARTINA SARMIENTO55 07/08/2022 294385 50.00 NOE RECORDING FEES SB9 ORDINANCE 010.4130.5301 SLO COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER56 07/08/2022 294386 180.00 TRAINING/TUITION-HOGAN 010.4203.5501 SOUTH BAY REGIONAL PUBLIC57 07/08/2022 294387 52.95 CHARTER BUSINESS TV-300 E BRAN 010.4145.5401 TIME WARNER CABLE58 07/08/2022 294388 2,250.00 STREET SWEEPING SERVICES 010.4307.5303 VENCO POWER SWEEPING INC59 07/08/2022 294388 6,750.00 STREET SWEEPING SERVICES 220.4303.5303 VENCO POWER SWEEPING INC60 07/08/2022 294389 19,077.60 04/22 TMD REMITTANCE 761.0000.2007 VISIT SLO CAL61 07/08/2022 294389 (381.55) 04/22 CITY ADMIN FEE 010.0000.4771 VISIT SLO CAL62 07/08/2022 294390 105.00 ADULT SOFTBALL SCORER- 7 GAMES 010.4424.5352 SHIRLEY WILLMOTT63 07/13/2022 294391 7,405.28 SOCIAL SECURITY 011.0000.2105 CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE64 07/13/2022 294391 1,844.10 MEDICARE 011.0000.2105 CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE65 07/13/2022 294391 13,923.93 FEDERAL WITHHOLDING 011.0000.2104 CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE66 07/13/2022 294392 14.18 MEDICARE 011.0000.2105 CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE67 07/13/2022 294393 4,196.98 STATE PIT W/H 011.0000.2108 CA ST EMPLOYMENT DEVEL DEPT68 07/13/2022 294393 258.44 STATE SDI CONTRIBUTION 011.0000.2111 CA ST EMPLOYMENT DEVEL DEPT69 07/13/2022 294394 7,905.66 07/22 DELTA DENTAL PREMIUM 011.0000.2110 DELTA DENTAL70 07/13/2022 294394 2,500.77 07/22 DELTA DENTAL PREMIUM RETIREES 010.4099.5132 DELTA DENTAL71 07/13/2022 294395 123,170.38 07/22 ACTIVE HEALTH INSURANCE 011.0000.2109 PERS - ACTIVE MED72 07/13/2022 294395 209.74 07/22 ACTIVE HEALTH INS ADMIN 010.4145.5131 PERS - ACTIVE MED73 07/13/2022 294395 98.24 07/22 ACTIVE HEALTH INS-FCFA ADMIN 010.0000.1111 PERS - ACTIVE MED74 07/13/2022 294395 6,788.70 07/22 RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE 010.4099.5136 PERS - ACTIVE MED75 07/13/2022 294395 602.76 07/22 RETIREE HEALTH INS FCFA 010.0000.1111 PERS - ACTIVE MED76 07/13/2022 294395 752.74 07/22 RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE 220.4303.5136 PERS - ACTIVE MED
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
CHECK LISTING
JULY 1 - JULY 15, 2022
ATTACHMENT 1
Line Check Date Check # Amount Description Acct # Vendor Name77 07/13/2022 294396 $ 3,190.79 07/22 ACTIVE HEALTH INS PT NON PERS 011.0000.2109 PERS - ACTIVE MED78 07/13/2022 294396 7.98 07/22 ACTIVE HEALTH INS PT NON PERS 010.4145.5131 PERS - ACTIVE MED79 07/13/2022 294397 3,163.16 07/22 LIFE INS PREMIUM 011.0000.2113 STANDARD INSURANCE CO80 07/13/2022 294398 28.89 EE PPARS CONTRIBUTION PAYDATE 6/23/22 011.0000.2107 US BANK OF CALIFORNIA81 07/13/2022 294398 7.22 ER PARS CONTRIBUTION PAYDATE 6/23/22 011.0000.2107 US BANK OF CALIFORNIA82 07/13/2022 294399 2,073.86 07/22 VISION PREMIUMS 011.0000.2119 VISION SERVICE PLAN83 07/13/2022 294399 645.62 07/22 VISION PREMIUM RETIREES 010.4099.5133 VISION SERVICE PLAN84 07/15/2022 294400 70.34 UB Refund Cst #00026329 640.0000.2301 MEGAN ACEVEDO85 07/15/2022 294401 3.95 UB Refund Cst #00026925 640.0000.2301 MEGAN BORMACOFF86 07/15/2022 294402 2,376.00 UB Refund Cst #00001399 640.0000.2301 WENDY BRUSE87 07/15/2022 294403 351.89 UB Refund Cst #00026416 640.0000.2301 STEPHANIE BURKARD88 07/15/2022 294404 13.36 UB Refund Cst #00026682 640.0000.2301 DELANEY DRAGOMANOVICH89 07/15/2022 294405 187.10 UB Refund Cst #00027269 640.0000.2301 LAURA FLYNN90 07/15/2022 294406 11.01 UB Refund Cst #00025357 640.0000.2301 DAIVD & KAREN GEBAUER 91 07/15/2022 294407 44.64 UB Refund Cst #00001563 640.0000.2301 DWIGHT GIESMANN92 07/15/2022 294408 157.63 UB Refund Cst #00023073 640.0000.2301 DERRICK DUKE GRENIER93 07/15/2022 294409 349.22 UB Refund Cst #00026253 640.0000.2301 GRACE KIM94 07/15/2022 294410 82.58 UB Refund Cst #00026770 640.0000.2301 ENRIQUE OSORIO95 07/15/2022 294411 180.28 UB Refund Cst #00028465 640.0000.2301 GLENN PAREDES96 07/15/2022 294412 141.34 UB Refund Cst #00028229 640.0000.2301 DAKOTA RYKEN97 07/15/2022 294413 86.87 UB Refund Cst #00026421 640.0000.2301 ALEX TREIBER98 07/15/2022 294414 425.00 PD CARPET CLEANING 010.4213.5303 ACME CLEANING/RESTORATION99 07/15/2022 294415 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-RANCHO GRANDE 010.0000.2206 KATIE ADAM100 07/15/2022 294416 900.00 07/17 SOUND PRODUCTION SUMMER CONCERT SERIES 010.4421.5504 ADEPT EVENTS LLC101 07/15/2022 294417 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-ELM ST 010.0000.2206 ALARCON INDUSTRIES102 07/15/2022 294418 2,210.00 TRAINING/TUITION-EVOC/FOS 010.4203.5501 ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE JCCD103 07/15/2022 294419 160.00 CITY HALL AC SERVICE CALL 010.4213.5303 ALPINE REFRIGERATION104 07/15/2022 294420 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-STROTHER 010.0000.2206 ANNETTE ALVAREZ105 07/15/2022 294420 103.00 REFUND PARK RENTAL-STROTHER 010.0000.4354 ANNETTE ALVAREZ106 07/15/2022 294420 26.00 REFUND BOUNCE HOUSE FEE 010.0000.4354 ANNETTE ALVAREZ107 07/15/2022 294421 235.97 SONY DIGITAL CAMERA 010.4212.5201 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES108 07/15/2022 294421 165.52 (2) TP DISPENSERS 010.4420.5605 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES109 07/15/2022 294421 147.61 TONER CARTRIDGES 220.4303.5201 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES110 07/15/2022 294421 36.62 JUNETEENTH FLAGS 010.4420.5605 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES111 07/15/2022 294421 166.42 FOAMING HAND SOAP 010.4420.5605 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES112 07/15/2022 294421 582.20 NITRILE GLOVES 220.4303.5255 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES113 07/15/2022 294421 20.48 PRIDE FLAGS 010.4420.5605 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES114 07/15/2022 294421 195.04 CIM SUPPLIES-SUMMER, SCHOOL YEAR 010.4425.5255 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
CHECK LISTING
JULY 1 - JULY 15, 2022
ATTACHMENT 1
Line Check Date Check # Amount Description Acct # Vendor Name115 07/15/2022 294422 $ 3.51 AUTO SHOP UNIFORMS 010.4305.5143 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES116 07/15/2022 294422 7.01 BLDG MAINT UNIFORMS 010.4213.5143 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES117 07/15/2022 294422 13.83 PARKS DEPT UNIFORMS 010.4420.5143 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES118 07/15/2022 294422 7.01 SEWER DEPT UNIFORMS 612.4610.5143 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES119 07/15/2022 294422 7.00 SOTO SPORTS COMPLEX UNIFORMS 010.4430.5143 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES120 07/15/2022 294422 14.00 STREETS DEPT UNIFORMS 220.4303.5143 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES121 07/15/2022 294422 17.64 WATER DEPT UNIFORMS 640.4712.5143 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES122 07/15/2022 294422 10.45 AUTO SHOP TOWELS 010.4305.5303 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES123 07/15/2022 294422 28.50 CORP YARD MATS 010.4213.5303 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES124 07/15/2022 294422 3.51 AUTO SHOP UNIFORMS 010.4305.5143 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES125 07/15/2022 294422 7.01 BLDG MAINT UNFORMS 010.4213.5143 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES126 07/15/2022 294422 13.83 PARKS DEPT UNIFORMS 010.4420.5143 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES127 07/15/2022 294422 7.01 SEWER DEPT UNIFORMS 612.4610.5143 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES128 07/15/2022 294422 7.00 SOTO SPORTS COMPLEX UNIFORMS 010.4430.5143 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES129 07/15/2022 294422 14.00 STREETS DEPT UNIFORMS 220.4303.5143 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES130 07/15/2022 294422 17.64 WATER DEPT UNIFORMS 640.4712.5143 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES131 07/15/2022 294423 9.80 PARKS DEPT MATS/MOPHEADS 010.4213.5303 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES132 07/15/2022 294424 390.00 06/22 VILLAGE WATERING 010.4420.5605 ARROYO GRANDE IN BLOOM INC133 07/15/2022 294425 43.18 BAN#9391033181 ALARM 473-1935 640.4710.5403 AT&T134 07/15/2022 294425 22.43 BAN#9391033186 CC MACHINE 473-5452 010.4145.5403 AT&T135 07/15/2022 294426 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-ELM ST 010.0000.2206 MARGARITA AYALA136 07/15/2022 294427 2,810.00 PRESSURE TESTING FOR STORM DRAIN WORK 350.5797.7401 B & T SVC STN CONTRACTORS, INC137 07/15/2022 294427 145.00 UST INSPECTION-PW FUEL PUMPS 010.4305.5303 B & T SVC STN CONTRACTORS, INC138 07/15/2022 294428 2,364.12 PW-5 REPAIRS 640.4712.5601 BACK ON THE ROAD AUTOMOBILE139 07/15/2022 294429 5.54 (2) POST HINGES 010.4430.5605 BACKYARD IMPROVEMENT CTR140 07/15/2022 294430 630.00 CASH FOR GRASS-630 SQ FT 226.4306.5554 ROBERTA BENNEWITZ141 07/15/2022 294431 305.68 PW-64 REPAIR 220.4303.5603 BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT CO 142 07/15/2022 294432 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-HERITAGE SQUARE 010.0000.2206 BOND REAL ESTATE GROUP143 07/15/2022 294433 53.34 BUSINESS CARDS-TIM SCHMIDT 010.4307.5201 BOONE PRINTING & GRAPHICS INC144 07/15/2022 294434 493.17 PATROL SUPPLIES 010.4203.5255 BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC145 07/15/2022 294434 202.36 PATROL SUPPLIES 010.4203.5255 BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC146 07/15/2022 294435 200.00 WASHING MACHINE REBATE 226.4306.5554 DIANE BRAND147 07/15/2022 294436 500.00 06/22 JANITORIAL SVC-POLICE DEPARTMENT 010.4201.5615 BRENDLER JANITORIAL SERVICE 148 07/15/2022 294436 1,135.00 06/22 JANITORIAL SVC-RECREATION, WOMENS CLUB 010.4213.5615 BRENDLER JANITORIAL SERVICE149 07/15/2022 294437 75.00 PEST CONTROL: REC FLEAS 010.4213.5303 BREZDEN PEST CONTROL, INC 150 07/15/2022 294437 136.00 PEST CONTROL: REC 010.4213.5303 BREZDEN PEST CONTROL, INC 151 07/15/2022 294437 181.00 PEST CONTROL: FCFA 010.4213.5303 BREZDEN PEST CONTROL, INC 152 07/15/2022 294437 165.00 PEST CONTROL: PW 010.4213.5303 BREZDEN PEST CONTROL, INC
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
CHECK LISTING
JULY 1 - JULY 15, 2022
ATTACHMENT 1
Line Check Date Check # Amount Description Acct # Vendor Name153 07/15/2022 294438 $ 25.81 GROUT- IDE MANHOLE 612.4610.5610 BRISCO MILL & LUMBER YARD154 07/15/2022 294438 22.62 BALL MOUNT 010.4420.5605 BRISCO MILL & LUMBER YARD155 07/15/2022 294438 20.02 (2) PAINT BRUSHES 220.4303.5613 BRISCO MILL & LUMBER YARD156 07/15/2022 294438 35.54 (2) SHOVELS 612.4610.5273 BRISCO MILL & LUMBER YARD157 07/15/2022 294438 52.83 CABLE TIES, GRIND WHEEL, SOCKET ADAPTER 010.4420.5605 BRISCO MILL & LUMBER YARD158 07/15/2022 294438 10.76 MASONRY BIT 010.4420.5605 BRISCO MILL & LUMBER YARD159 07/15/2022 294439 124.81 (10) 2X4 LUMBER 220.4303.5613 BURKE AND PACE OF AG, INC160 07/15/2022 294439 142.94 2X6, (2) 6X6 LUMBER 220.4303.5613 BURKE AND PACE OF AG, INC161 07/15/2022 294439 16.66 1X4, 2X4 LUMBER 220.4303.5613 BURKE AND PACE OF AG, INC162 07/15/2022 294440 1,301.09 (10) CU YDS SAND CEMENT SLURRY 220.4303.5613 CALPORTLAND CONSTRUCTION163 07/15/2022 294440 375.00 TRUCK RENTAL 220.4303.5613 CALPORTLAND CONSTRUCTION164 07/15/2022 294440 462.44 FILL SAND 24.17 TON 220.4303.5613 CALPORTLAND CONSTRUCTION165 07/15/2022 294441 444.00 07/22-12/22 PW ALARM MONITORING 010.4213.5303 CAME SECURITY ALARMS166 07/15/2022 294441 204.00 07/22-12/22 COUNCIL CHAMBERS ALARM 010.4213.5303 CAME SECURITY ALARMS167 07/15/2022 294441 444.00 07/22-12/22 PD ALARM MONITORING 010.4201.5303 CAME SECURITY ALARMS168 07/15/2022 294441 408.00 07/22-12/22 REC FIRE ALARM MONITORING 010.4213.5303 CAME SECURITY ALARMS169 07/15/2022 294441 228.00 07/22-12/22 WOMENS CLUB ALARM 010.4213.5303 CAME SECURITY ALARMS170 07/15/2022 294441 534.00 07/22-12/22 CITY HALL ALARM MONITORING 010.4213.5303 CAME SECURITY ALARMS171 07/15/2022 294441 294.00 07/22-12/22 REC ALARM MONITORING 010.4213.5303 CAME SECURITY ALARMS172 07/15/2022 294442 29.21 PW-4 WIPER BLADES 010.4301.5601 CARQUEST AUTO PARTS173 07/15/2022 294442 54.38 PW-25 VEHICLE CLEANING SUPPLIES 220.4303.5601 CARQUEST AUTO PARTS174 07/15/2022 294442 99.40 PW-282 LUBE, FUEL OIL 640.4712.5603 CARQUEST AUTO PARTS175 07/15/2022 294442 140.83 (6) SIMPLE GREEN, FUNNEL 010.4305.5255 CARQUEST AUTO PARTS176 07/15/2022 294443 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-HERITAGE SQUARE 010.0000.2206 CENTRAL COAST CORSA177 07/15/2022 294444 3,765.00 PEARWOOD FENCE REPLACEMENT 220.4303.5303 CENTRAL COAST FENCE, INC 178 07/15/2022 294445 570.00 1ST & 2ND QTR ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE 010.4213.5303 CENTRAL ELEVATOR SERVICES179 07/15/2022 294446 53.37 ACCT#8245100960221923 PW TV 010.4307.5303 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS180 07/15/2022 294447 183.16 1 2.5 GALL HERBICIDE 010.4430.5605 CHERRY LANE NURSERY(DBA)181 07/15/2022 294448 144.00 06/22 CLOGGING CLASS 010.4424.5351 KATHLEEN J CINOWALT182 07/15/2022 294449 1,137.00 06/22 WATER SAMPLES 640.4710.5310 CLINICAL LABORATORY OF183 07/15/2022 294450 579.83 PW-66 REPLACE TRACKS 220.4303.5603 COASTLINE EQUIPMENT(DBA)184 07/15/2022 294451 43.10 PLANS-ELM ST PARK PLAYSTRUCTURE 350.5564.7501 CRISP IMAGING 185 07/15/2022 294451 24.24 OAK PARK/ECR STORM DRAIN PLAN 350.5795.7301 CRISP IMAGING186 07/15/2022 294452 156.80 06/22 SENIOR FITNESS 010.4424.5351 GAYLE CUDDY187 07/15/2022 294453 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-STROTHER 010.0000.2206 STACEY DAVID188 07/15/2022 294454 140.00 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES BROADCAST SPOTS 010.4421.5504 DIMES MEDIA CORP;189 07/15/2022 294455 444.00 04/22-06/22 DSA FEES FROM BUSINESS LICENSES 010.0000.4050 DIVIS. OF THE STATE ARCHITECT190 07/15/2022 294455 (399.60) LESS 90% CITY RETAINS 010.0000.2231 DIVIS. OF THE STATE ARCHITECT
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
CHECK LISTING
JULY 1 - JULY 15, 2022
ATTACHMENT 1
Line Check Date Check # Amount Description Acct # Vendor Name191 07/15/2022 294456 $ 2,295.00 OAK PARK / EL CAMINO REAL STORM DRAIN SYSTEM 350.5795.7501 EIKHOF DESIGN GROUP192 07/15/2022 294457 145.00 REFUND-ART CAMP 010.0000.4605 JILLIAN ELLISON193 07/15/2022 294458 53.63 500 METER WASHERS 640.4712.5610 FAMCON PIPE AND SUPPLY INC194 07/15/2022 294459 66.78 (2) FIRE ADAPTER FITTING 220.4303.5613 FARM SUPPLY CO195 07/15/2022 294459 491.02 (35) 50# BAGS LIME DOLOMITE 010.4430.5605 FARM SUPPLY CO196 07/15/2022 294459 12.91 (2) 60# QUICKCRETE 010.4430.5605 FARM SUPPLY CO197 07/15/2022 294459 4.65 SLIP FIX, SLIP COUPLING 010.4430.5605 FARM SUPPLY CO198 07/15/2022 294459 192.86 SLIP FIX, SLIP COUPLING, PVC CUTTER 010.4430.5605 FARM SUPPLY CO199 07/15/2022 294460 1,082.08 TRASH CAN LINERS 220.4303.5613 FASTENAL COMPANY200 07/15/2022 294461 653,064.67 2021 STREET REPAIRS PROJECT 350.5638.7001 FERRAVANTI GRADING & PAVING201 07/15/2022 294462 560.16 PW-10 TIRES (2) 640.4712.5601 FIGUEROA'S TIRES202 07/15/2022 294463 1,309.00 06/22 BRIDGE GAMES & CLASSES 010.4424.5351 FIVE CITIES DUPLICATE BRIDGE 203 07/15/2022 294464 5,000.00 2022 COMM SVC GRANT PROGRAM 010.4001.5395 FIVE CITIES MEALS ON WHEELS204 07/15/2022 294465 29.63 (10) KEYS PW #A 010.4213.5604 FRANK'S LOCK & KEY205 07/15/2022 294465 16.16 KEYS FOR PARKS 010.4420.5605 FRANK'S LOCK & KEY206 07/15/2022 294465 31.52 KEYS FOR SOTO 010.4430.5605 FRANK'S LOCK & KEY 207 07/15/2022 294466 231.00 REFUND-CIM SUMMER 010.0000.4602 LAUREN GABLE208 07/15/2022 294467 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-RANCHO GRANDE 010.0000.2206 MARIA GALVAN209 07/15/2022 294468 199.00 REFUND-CODING CAMP 010.0000.4605 SABRINA GARCIA 210 07/15/2022 294469 169.00 REFUND-LEGO CAMP 010.0000.4605 DENISE GEORGE211 07/15/2022 294470 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-STROTHER 010.0000.2206 GRACE BIBLE CHURCH212 07/15/2022 294471 199.00 REFUND-GAMING & CODING 010.0000.4605 MONICA GRANT213 07/15/2022 294472 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-STROTHER 010.0000.4354 KELLIE GREENELSH214 07/15/2022 294472 100.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-STROTHER 010.0000.2206 KELLIE GREENELSH215 07/15/2022 294473 265.00 STUMP GRINDER RENTAL 220.4303.5552 GROVER TOOL AND RENTALS216 07/15/2022 294473 295.00 CHIPPER RENTAL 220.4303.5552 GROVER TOOL AND RENTALS217 07/15/2022 294473 185.00 STUMP GRINDER RENTAL 220.4303.5552 GROVER TOOL AND RENTALS218 07/15/2022 294473 265.00 STUMP GRINDER RENTAL 010.4420.5552 GROVER TOOL AND RENTALS219 07/15/2022 294474 4,060.00 06/22 JR SCIENCE CAMPS 010.4424.5351 NICHOLE GUIDOTTI220 07/15/2022 294475 112.41 REAGENT FOR WELL TESTING 640.4712.5273 HACH COMPANY221 07/15/2022 294476 86.08 06/22 PORTABLE TOILET RENTAL 220.4303.5552 HARVEY'S HONEY HUTS222 07/15/2022 294477 200.00 WASHING MACHINE REBATE 226.4306.5554 GINI HASSING223 07/15/2022 294478 30.17 PW-5 DOOR HARDWARE 640.4712.5601 HEACOCK TRAILERS & TRUCK224 07/15/2022 294478 49.57 PW-5 TOOL BIN LIFT SUPPORTS 640.4712.5601 HEACOCK TRAILERS & TRUCK225 07/15/2022 294479 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-STROTHER 010.0000.2206 JOANNA HERNANDEZ226 07/15/2022 294480 600.00 CASH FOR GRASS- 600 SQ FT 226.4306.5554 MILLIE HOLMBECK227 07/15/2022 294481 2,592.75 PW-69 SIDE BOXES (2) 220.4303.5601 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK BODIES228 07/15/2022 294482 300.00 ADULT SOFTBALL UMPIRE SCHEDULE 010.4424.5352 LARRY JUAREZ, SR
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
CHECK LISTING
JULY 1 - JULY 15, 2022
ATTACHMENT 1
Line Check Date Check # Amount Description Acct # Vendor Name229 07/15/2022 294483 $ 735.04 (10) 5 GALL CEILING PAINT 010.4430.5605 KELLY-MOORE PAINTS230 07/15/2022 294484 300.00 ADULT BASKETBALL OFFICIAL 010.4424.5352 GASTON KETTING OLIVIER 231 07/15/2022 294485 127.25 04/22/22 FIELD TRIP TRANSPORTA 010.4425.5303 LUCIA MAR UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST232 07/15/2022 294485 74.55 03/28/22 FACILITY USE FEE JUDKINS 010.4424.5257 LUCIA MAR UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST233 07/15/2022 294485 712.50 04/22 FACILITY USE FEE OCC GYM 010.4424.5257 LUCIA MAR UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST234 07/15/2022 294485 157.50 05/22 ROOM USE FEES-BRANCH 010.4425.5303 LUCIA MAR UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST 235 07/15/2022 294485 157.50 05/22 ROOM USE FEES-OCEANVIEW 010.4425.5303 LUCIA MAR UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST 236 07/15/2022 294485 712.50 05/22 FACILITY USE FEE OCC GYM 010.4424.5257 LUCIA MAR UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST237 07/15/2022 294486 1,000.00 INSPECT SEWER MAIN-IDE ST 612.4610.5610 MAINLINE UTILITY COMPANY238 07/15/2022 294487 1,434.40 06/22 ZUMBA & BARRE 010.4424.5351 HEIDY MANGIARDI239 07/15/2022 294488 169.00 REFUND-LEGO CAMP 010.0000.4605 KENANI METTLER240 07/15/2022 294489 646.07 2021 SEWER LINING PROJECT 612.5821.7301 MICHAEL K NUNLEY & ASSOC.241 07/15/2022 294490 177.79 3 CU YD DG-PEARWOOD 220.4303.5613 MIER BROS LANDSCAPE PRODUCTS 242 07/15/2022 294490 226.28 3/4 CU YD 5.5 SACK CONCRETE 220.4303.5613 MIER BROS LANDSCAPE PRODUCTS 243 07/15/2022 294491 31.22 DUCT TAPE, PUNCH PIN, NAIL SET 220.4303.5613 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC244 07/15/2022 294491 32.06 FASTENERS, TRED TAPE 010.4213.5604 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC245 07/15/2022 294491 74.34 AQUAPHALT ASPHALT PATCH 220.4303.5613 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC246 07/15/2022 294491 129.29 1/4" DRIVE RATCHET SET 010.4213.5604 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC247 07/15/2022 294491 40.92 RECIPROCATING SAW BLADES 220.4303.5273 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC248 07/15/2022 294491 210.07 (3) AQUAPHALT PATCH, FLEX SEAL 220.4303.5613 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC 249 07/15/2022 294491 29.06 KICK PLATE, UTILITY PULL 010.4213.5604 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC250 07/15/2022 294491 63.06 LOCKNUT, RECIPROCATING SAW BLADE, SCREWS 220.4303.5613 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC251 07/15/2022 294491 27.44 (3) FASTSET CONCRETE 220.4303.5613 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC252 07/15/2022 294491 17.20 KEYS 010.4430.5605 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC253 07/15/2022 294491 19.90 MANHOLE REPAIR-IDE ST CONCRETE 612.4610.5610 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC254 07/15/2022 294491 193.92 (3) AQUAPHALT ASPHALT PATCH 220.4303.5613 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC255 07/15/2022 294491 75.40 SMARTFLO HOSE, NOZZLE 220.4303.5613 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC256 07/15/2022 294491 40.90 ANT SPRAY, ANT BAIT 010.4213.5604 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC257 07/15/2022 294491 12.36 NO SMOKING SIGN, FASTENERS 010.4213.5604 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC258 07/15/2022 294491 143.29 MECHANICS TOOL SET & TOOL BAG 220.4303.5273 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC259 07/15/2022 294491 129.29 MECHANICS TOOL SET 220.4303.5273 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC260 07/15/2022 294491 109.84 (6) PLANTS-STROTHER PARK 010.4420.5605 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC261 07/15/2022 294491 158.32 (6) GFI RECEPTACLES, VOLTAGE DETECTOR 010.4213.5604 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC262 07/15/2022 294491 35.54 NUT DRIVER SET, IMPACT DRIVER 010.4213.5604 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC263 07/15/2022 294491 193.92 (3) AQUAPHALT ASPHALT PATCH 220.4303.5613 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC264 07/15/2022 294491 8.61 SPRAYPAINT 010.4213.5604 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC265 07/15/2022 294491 34.46 (2) SWIVEL MOUNT LIGHT CONTROL 010.4213.5604 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC266 07/15/2022 294491 89.41 KNEEPADS, BOOT SCRUBBER 010.4213.5604 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
CHECK LISTING
JULY 1 - JULY 15, 2022
ATTACHMENT 1
Line Check Date Check # Amount Description Acct # Vendor Name267 07/15/2022 294491 $ 12.91 WASP & HORNET SPRAY 010.4420.5605 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC268 07/15/2022 294491 60.32 GFI RECEPTACLE, COVER 010.4213.5604 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC269 07/15/2022 294491 7.09 ELECTRICAL BOX BLANK COVER 010.4213.5604 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC270 07/15/2022 294491 94.78 DUCT TAPE, HAMMER, SCREWDRIVER 220.4303.5255 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC 271 07/15/2022 294491 54.92 ELECTRIC OUTLET BOX COVER 010.4213.5604 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC272 07/15/2022 294491 22.75 HOOKS-SOTO 010.4430.5605 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC273 07/15/2022 294491 68.85 SPONGES, FASTENERS, HULA HOE 010.4420.5605 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC274 07/15/2022 294491 126.11 HOLE SAW KIT, SPRAY BOTTLE 010.4305.5255 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC275 07/15/2022 294491 258.56 (4) AQUAPHALT ASPHALT PATCH 220.4303.5613 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE, INC276 07/15/2022 294492 18.33 ONGOING MAP CHECKING SERVICES 010.4301.5303 MNS ENGINEERS INC277 07/15/2022 294492 1,012.50 ONGOING MAP CHECKING SERVICES 010.4301.5303 MNS ENGINEERS INC278 07/15/2022 294493 159.47 PW-68 FLOOR MATS 640.4712.5601 MULLAHEY FORD279 07/15/2022 294493 159.47 PW-69 FLOOR KIT 220.4303.5601 MULLAHEY FORD280 07/15/2022 294494 218.80 06/22 YOGA IN THE PARK 010.4424.5351 NICCOLA NELSON281 07/15/2022 294495 200.00 WASHING MACHINE REBATE 226.4306.5554 HANNAH NGUYEN282 07/15/2022 294496 94.01 TRIMMER LINE, FUEL 010.4420.5603 NOBLE SAW, INC283 07/15/2022 294496 156.90 TRIMMER LINE, EDGER BLADES, FEED HEAD 010.4430.5603 NOBLE SAW, INC284 07/15/2022 294496 103.83 SOTO EDGER MAINTENANCE 010.4430.5603 NOBLE SAW, INC285 07/15/2022 294496 119.68 SOTO-BLADES, HEDGE TRIMMER MAINTENANCE 010.4430.5603 NOBLE SAW, INC286 07/15/2022 294497 200.00 WASHING MACHINE REBATE 226.4306.5554 SCOTT NOMA287 07/15/2022 294498 1,000.00 07/17 SUMMER CONCERT BAND 010.4421.5504 LOUIE ORTEGA288 07/15/2022 294499 16,786.62 ELECTRIC-STREET LIGHTING 010.4307.5402 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO289 07/15/2022 294499 1,394.53 ELECTRIC 010.4307.5402 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO290 07/15/2022 294499 6,310.91 ELECTRIC 640.4712.5402 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO291 07/15/2022 294499 5,200.98 ELECTRIC 640.4711.5402 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO292 07/15/2022 294499 2,006.84 ELECTRIC 612.4610.5402 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO293 07/15/2022 294499 7,583.06 ELECTRIC 010.4145.5401 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO294 07/15/2022 294499 12.44 ELECTRIC 217.4460.5355 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO295 07/15/2022 294500 400.00 05/22 SOTO GOPHER CONTROL 010.4420.5303 PACIFIC GOPHER CONTROL296 07/15/2022 294501 300.00 06/22 K-RAIL RENTAL 010.4919.5303 PACIFIC PETROLEUM CALIFORNIA297 07/15/2022 294502 1,892.50 2022 UPDATE OF PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 350.5638.7501 PAVEMENT ENGINEERING INC298 07/15/2022 294503 2,000.00 2022 COMM SVC GRANT PROGRAM 010.4001.5395 PEOPLE'S SELF-HELP HOUSING299 07/15/2022 294504 200.40 05/22 PARKING CITATION PROCESS 010.4204.5303 PHOENIX GROUP300 07/15/2022 294505 175.00 REFUND-CHEMICAL CREATIONS CAMP 010.0000.4605 KELLY PIAZZA301 07/15/2022 294506 730.00 CASH FOR GRASS-730 SQ FT 226.4306.5554 SUSAN PITTAWAY302 07/15/2022 294507 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-ELM ST 010.0000.2206 AMANDA POLOWY303 07/15/2022 294508 200.00 WASHING MACHINE REBATE 226.4306.5554 CHERYL POWERS304 07/15/2022 294509 376.62 PARKSIDE IRRIGATION REPAIRS 219.4460.5304 RAINSCAPE
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
CHECK LISTING
JULY 1 - JULY 15, 2022
ATTACHMENT 1
Line Check Date Check # Amount Description Acct # Vendor Name305 07/15/2022 294509 $ 484.37 07/22 GRACE LANE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE 216.4460.5304 RAINSCAPE306 07/15/2022 294509 1,201.41 07/22 PARKSIDE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE 219.4460.5304 RAINSCAPE307 07/15/2022 294510 149.00 REFUND SOCCER 010.0000.4605 MICHELE ROWE308 07/15/2022 294511 4,100.00 VIA LA BARRANCA FIRE BREAKS 350.5566.7001 SABOVICH & SONS INC. 309 07/15/2022 294512 17.81 NDS COMPRESSION TEE 010.4420.5605 SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC 310 07/15/2022 294512 10.67 MICRO DIST TUBING 010.4420.5605 SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC 311 07/15/2022 294512 29.07 IRRIGATION REPAIR PARTS 010.4420.5605 SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC 312 07/15/2022 294512 167.23 HERITAGE PARK- (2) HUNTER SPRI 010.4420.5605 SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC 313 07/15/2022 294512 697.40 SOTO-IRRIGATION PARTS 010.4430.5605 SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC314 07/15/2022 294512 261.52 GLOBE VALVES, GLUE 010.4420.5605 SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC315 07/15/2022 294513 214.00 05/22 PARKING CITATION REV DIS 010.0000.4203 SLO COUNTY AUDITOR-CONTROLLER316 07/15/2022 294514 2,500.00 2022 COMM SVC GRANT PROGRAM 010.4001.5395 SLO COUNTY YMCA317 07/15/2022 294515 16.95 GAS SERVICES-211 VERNON ST 010.4145.5401 SOCALGAS318 07/15/2022 294515 17.24 GAS SERVICES-215 E BRANCH ST 010.4145.5401 SOCALGAS319 07/15/2022 294515 15.78 GAS SERVICES-111 S MASON 010.4145.5401 SOCALGAS320 07/15/2022 294516 195.13 DUMPSTERS -STROTHER PARK 010.4213.5303 SOUTH COUNTY SANITARY SVC, INC321 07/15/2022 294516 299.73 DUMPSTERS -FCFA 010.4213.5303 SOUTH COUNTY SANITARY SVC, INC322 07/15/2022 294516 195.13 DUMPSTERS -RANCHO GRANDE PARK 010.4213.5303 SOUTH COUNTY SANITARY SVC, INC323 07/15/2022 294516 97.57 DUMPSTERS - PW RECYCLE 010.4213.5303 SOUTH COUNTY SANITARY SVC, INC324 07/15/2022 294516 120.76 CITY HALL TRASH SERVICE 010.4213.5303 SOUTH COUNTY SANITARY SVC, INC325 07/15/2022 294516 153.38 DUMPSTERS - PD 010.4213.5303 SOUTH COUNTY SANITARY SVC, INC326 07/15/2022 294517 199.00 REFUND-GAMING & CODING 010.0000.4605 LUELLA SPURBECK327 07/15/2022 294518 81.34 1 CASE MARKING PAINT 640.4712.5255 STATEWIDE SAFETY & SIGNS INC328 07/15/2022 294518 28.75 (25) NO PARKING SIGNS 640.4712.5255 STATEWIDE SAFETY & SIGNS INC329 07/15/2022 294519 73.27 (3) 6" SEWER PLUGS 612.4610.5610 STREATOR PIPE & SUPPLY330 07/15/2022 294519 186.73 (50) 1/2 GPM AERATORS 226.4306.5303 STREATOR PIPE & SUPPLY331 07/15/2022 294520 1,008.00 FLEET MAINT-TOOLS 010.4203.5601 TCA TOOLS INC332 07/15/2022 294520 1,110.90 FLEET MAINT TOOLS 010.4203.5601 TCA TOOLS INC333 07/15/2022 294521 172.65 UNIFORMS-HOGAN HONOR GUARD 010.4203.5272 TEMPLETON UNIFORMS334 07/15/2022 294521 200.74 UNIFORMS-CHAVEZ 010.4203.5272 TEMPLETON UNIFORMS 335 07/15/2022 294522 113.17 PICKLEBALL T-SHIRTS 010.4424.5251 THE TOP SHOP336 07/15/2022 294523 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-STROTHER 010.0000.2206 KAYLA TOLEDO337 07/15/2022 294524 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-ELM ST 010.0000.2206 CLAUDIO TOLENTINO338 07/15/2022 294525 959.41 PW-21 OIL CHG, FILTERS, BLOWER 010.4430.5601 TOM'S AUTO SERVICE339 07/15/2022 294526 100.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-RANCHO GRANDE 010.0000.2206 MINDY TORRES340 07/15/2022 294526 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-RANCHO GRANDE 010.0000.2206 MINDY TORRES341 07/15/2022 294527 201.67 (2) UNISTRUT POST 220.4303.5613 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS342 07/15/2022 294527 880.52 (4) WHITE PAINT, (4) YELLOW PAINT 220.4303.5613 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
CHECK LISTING
JULY 1 - JULY 15, 2022
ATTACHMENT 1
Line Check Date Check # Amount Description Acct # Vendor Name343 07/15/2022 294528 $ 200.00 WASHING MACHINE REBATE 226.4306.5554 LISA VETERE344 07/15/2022 294529 171.00 10% CONTINGENCY 640.5948.7501 WALLACE GROUP A CALIF CORP345 07/15/2022 294530 454.75 ASH ST RESTROOM-TOILET REPAIR 010.4213.5303 WATERBOYS PLUMBING346 07/15/2022 294530 392.50 ASH ST RESTROOM-CLEAR DRAIN 010.4213.5303 WATERBOYS PLUMBING347 07/15/2022 294531 564.59 COPY MACH LEASE PYMT 010.4201.5803 WELLS FARGO VENDOR FINANCIAL348 07/15/2022 294532 155.51 (2) 15 GALL PISTACIA TREES 010.4420.5308 WEST COVINA NURSERIES349 07/15/2022 294533 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-RANCHO GRANDE 010.0000.2206 JOSH WIERENGA350 07/15/2022 294534 50.00 PARK DEPOSIT REFUND-STROTHER 010.0000.2206 ERIN WIGHTON351 07/15/2022 294535 1,440.00 04/22 SIGNAL MAINT-12 INTERSECTIONS 010.4307.5303 LEE WILSON ELECTRIC COMPANY INC352 07/15/2022 294535 60.00 OAK PARK & JAMES WAY 010.4307.5303 LEE WILSON ELECTRIC COMPANY INC353 07/15/2022 294535 60.00 OAK PARK & ECR 010.4307.5303 LEE WILSON ELECTRIC COMPANY INC354 07/15/2022 294535 75.00 OAK PARK & W BRANCH 010.4307.5303 LEE WILSON ELECTRIC COMPANY INC355 07/15/2022 294535 1,440.00 05/22 SIGNAL MAINT-12 INTERSECTIONS 010.4307.5303 LEE WILSON ELECTRIC COMPANY INC356 07/15/2022 294535 60.00 OAK PARK & JAMES WAY 010.4307.5303 LEE WILSON ELECTRIC COMPANY INC357 07/15/2022 294535 60.00 OAK PARK & EL CAMINO REAL 010.4307.5303 LEE WILSON ELECTRIC COMPANY INC358 07/15/2022 294535 75.00 OAK PARK & W BRANCH 010.4307.5303 LEE WILSON ELECTRIC COMPANY INC359 07/15/2022 294536 45.00 REFUND-STARRY NIGHT DANCE 010.0000.4607 ANDREA WINDSOR360 07/15/2022 294537 3,343.20 06/22 GAMING & CODING CAMPS 010.4424.5351 YOUTH TECH INC.361 07/15/2022 294538 42,627.33 FEDERAL WITHHOLDING: Payment 011.0000.2104 CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE362 07/15/2022 294538 49,648.40 SOCIAL SECURITY: Payment 011.0000.2105 CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE363 07/15/2022 294538 12,366.66 MEDICARE: Payment 011.0000.2105 CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE364 07/15/2022 294539 2,217.07 CASDI: Payment 011.0000.2111 CA ST EMPLOYMENT DEVEL DEPT365 07/15/2022 294539 17,088.55 STATE WITHHOLDING: Payment 011.0000.2108 CA ST EMPLOYMENT DEVEL DEPT366 07/15/2022 294540 565.60 DEPT OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES 011.0000.2114 CA STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT367 07/15/2022 294541 3,103.75 DEFERRED COMPENSATION - EE %: 011.0000.2117 ICMA RETIREMENT CORP368 07/15/2022 294541 12,345.22 DEFERRED COMPENSATION - EE: Payment 011.0000.2117 ICMA RETIREMENT CORP369 07/15/2022 294541 866.66 DEFERRED COMPENSATION - ER: Payment 011.0000.2117 ICMA RETIREMENT CORP370 07/15/2022 294541 275.00 ROTH - AFTER TAX: Payment 011.0000.2117 ICMA RETIREMENT CORP371 07/15/2022 294542 4,685.61 08/22 RETIREE MEDICAL 010.4099.5136 ICMA RETIREMENT CORP372 07/15/2022 294542 462.03 08/22 RETIREE MEDICAL-FCFA 010.0000.1111 ICMA RETIREMENT CORP373 07/15/2022 294542 368.87 08/22 RETIREE MEDICAL 220.4303.5136 ICMA RETIREMENT CORP374 07/15/2022 294543 1,501.70 PARS: Payment 011.0000.2107 US BANK OF CALIFORNIA $ 4,713,789.37
*Gap in check number sequence due to entry of June 30, 2022 EFT payments made occurring after July 1, 2022 check run processed.
ATTACHMENT 2
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General Fund 348,849.15 5101 Salaries Full time 199,172.85 Streets Fund 14,783.69 5101 Volunteer Employee Retirement - American Rescue Plan Act 8,764.39 5102 Salaries Part-Time - PPT 5,635.54 Sewer Fund 8,794.78 5103 Salaries Part-Time - TPT 13,237.06 Water Fund 19,538.73 5105 Salaries OverTime 15,952.58
400,730.74 5106 Salaries Strike Team OT -
5107 Salaries Standby 1,650.80
5108 Holiday Pay 7,301.71
5109 Sick Pay 17,383.91
5110 Annual Leave Buyback -
Administrative Services - 5111 Vacation Buyback -
Information Services - 5112 Sick Leave Buyback -
Community Development - 5113 Vacation Pay 14,618.43
Police 14,524.23 5114 Comp Pay 1,939.01
Public Works - Maintenance 1,428.35 5115 Annual Leave Pay 14,010.64 Public Works - Enterprise - 5116 Salaries - Police FTO 123.66 Recreation - Administration - 5121 PERS Retirement 30,331.14 Recreation - Special Events - 5122 Social Security 20,912.26 Children In Motion - 5123 PARS Retirement 313.15
5126 State Disability Ins. 1,025.49 15,952.58
5127 Deferred Compensation 741.66
5131 Health Insurance 49,251.50
5132 Dental Insurance 3,106.18
5133 Vision Insurance 808.56
5134 Life Insurance 378.98
5135 Long Term Disability 674.41
5137 Leave Payouts -
5142 Unemployment Insurance -
5143 Uniform Allowance -
5144 Car Allowance 837.50
5146 Council Expense -
5147 Employee Assistance -
5148 Boot Allowance -
5149 Motor Pay 176.22
5150 Bi-Lingual Pay 150.00
5151 Cell Phone Allowance 997.50
400,730.74
OVERTIME BY DEPARTMENT:
Total FCFA payroll cost for this period is $185,909.88. FCFA payroll and accounts payable expenditures are processed as part of the JPA financial services agreement between Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach and Oceano Community Services District. Arroyo Grande's portion of the FCFA annual budget is identified in the contractual services budget.
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
DEPARTMENTAL LABOR DISTRIBUTION
PAY PERIOD
06/10/2022 - 06/23/2022
7/1/2022
BY FUND BY ACCOUNT
ATTACHMENT 2
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General Fund 363,921.82 5101 Salaries Full time 182,714.78 Streets Fund 14,419.73 5101 Volunteer Employee Retirement - American Rescue Plan Act 10,535.99 5102 Salaries Part-Time - PPT 3,543.65 Sewer Fund 10,542.11 5103 Salaries Part-Time - TPT 14,679.65 Water Fund 21,432.42 5105 Salaries OverTime 12,022.67
420,852.07 5106 Salaries Strike Team OT -
5107 Salaries Standby 1,689.80
5108 Holiday Pay 18,351.77
5109 Sick Pay 22,145.03
5110 Annual Leave Buyback 20,290.17
Administrative Services - 5111 Vacation Buyback -
Information Services - 5112 Sick Leave Buyback -
Community Development - 5113 Vacation Pay 8,177.68
Police 10,685.13 5114 Comp Pay 2,627.55
Public Works - Maintenance 779.94 5115 Annual Leave Pay 18,586.92 Public Works - Enterprise 557.60 5116 Salaries - Police FTO 191.22 Recreation - Administration - 5121 PERS Retirement 29,225.14 Recreation - Special Events - 5122 Social Security 23,187.05 Children In Motion - 5123 PARS Retirement 288.95
5126 State Disability Ins. 1,047.87 12,022.67
5127 Deferred Compensation 741.66
5131 Health Insurance 47,031.61
5132 Dental Insurance 2,944.82
5133 Vision Insurance 749.78
5134 Life Insurance 388.38
5135 Long Term Disability 674.41
5137 Leave Payouts -
5142 Unemployment Insurance -
5143 Uniform Allowance 7,500.00
5144 Car Allowance 837.50
5146 Council Expense -
5147 Employee Assistance -
5148 Boot Allowance -
5149 Motor Pay 89.01
5150 Bi-Lingual Pay 150.00
5151 Cell Phone Allowance 975.00
420,852.07
OVERTIME BY DEPARTMENT:
Total FCFA payroll cost for this period is $220,126.91. FCFA payroll and accounts payable expenditures are processed as part of the JPA financial services agreement between Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach and Oceano Community Services District. Arroyo Grande's portion of the FCFA annual budget is identified in the contractual services budget.
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
DEPARTMENTAL LABOR DISTRIBUTION
PAY PERIOD
06/24/2022 - 07/07/2022
7/15/2022
BY FUND BY ACCOUNT
Item 8.b.
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: Nicole Valentine, Administrative Services Director BY: Lynda Horejsi, Accounting Manager
SUBJECT: Consideration of Statement of Investment Deposits DATE: August 9, 2022
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
Presentation of the City’s investment deposits as of June 30, 2022.
IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
There is no funding impact to the City related to these reports. However, the City does receive interest revenue based on the interest rate of the investments. No or minimal future staff time is projected.
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande as of June 30, 2022, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).
BACKGROUND:
The Administrative Services department has historically submitted to the City Council a monthly report, providing the following information:
1. Type of investment.
2. Financial institution (bank, savings and loan, broker, etc).
3. Date of maturity.
4. Principal amount.
5. Rate of interest.
6. Current market value for all securities having a maturity of more than 12 months.
7. Relationship of the monthly report to the annual statement of investment policy.
Item 8.b.
City Council
Consideration of Statement of Investment Deposits
August 9, 2022
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES:
This report represents the City’s investments as of June 30, 2022. It includes all investments managed by the City, the investment institution, investment type, book value, maturity date, and rate of interest. As of June 30, 2022, the investment portfolio was in compliance with all State laws and the City’s investment policy.
ALTERNATIVES:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Approve staff’s recommendation to receive and file the attached report listing the investment deposits;
2. Do not approve staff’s recommendation; or
3. Provide other direction to staff.
ADVANTAGES:
Safety of principal is the foremost objective of the City. Investments are undertaken in a manner that seeks to ensure the preservation of capital in the overall portfolio.
DISADVANTAGES:
Some level of risk is present in any investment transaction. Losses could be incurred due to market price changes, technical cash flow complications such as the need to withdraw a non-negotiable Time Certificate of Deposit early, or even the default of an issuer. To minimize such risks, diversifications of the investment portfolio by institution and by investment instruments are being used as much as is practical and prudent.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
No environmental review is required for this item.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS:
The Agenda was posted at City Hall and on the City’s website in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2.
Attachments:
1. Portfolio Summary: June 30, 2022
ATTACHMENT 1
City of Arroyo Grande
300 E. Branch St.
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Phone: (805) 473-5400
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Summary
June 30, 2022
Investments Principal Value Current Market Value Interest Rate Date of Purchase Term Maturity Date % of Portfolio Local Agency Investment Fund $ 18,101,673.10 18,101,673.10 $ 0.861% 53.209% Certificates of Deposit
Pacific Premier Bank 249,000.00 249,000.00 0.200% February 21, 2022 12 mos February 21, 2023 0.732% Ally Bank 247,000.00 247,000.00 2.150% July 22, 2019 36 mos July 11, 2022 0.726% TIAA FSB Jacksonville 247,000.00 247,000.00 2.100% July 12, 2019 36 mos July 12, 2022 0.726% Sallie Mae Bank/Salt Lake 247,000.00 247,000.00 1.900% October 3, 2019 36 mos October 3, 2022 0.726% Eaglebank Bethesda Maryland 249,000.00 249,000.00 1.850% October 4, 2019 36 mos October 4, 2022 0.732% Goldman Sachs Bank USA 247,000.00 247,000.00 1.850% October 24, 2019 36 mos October 24, 2022 0.726% 1st Security Bank Washington 249,000.00 249,000.00 1.700% October 4, 2019 42 mos April 4, 2023 0.732% Morgan Stanley Private Bank 247,000.00 247,000.00 2.250% July 11, 2019 45 mos July 11, 2023 0.726% Merrick Bank 249,000.00 249,000.00 1.800% October 16, 2019 48 mos October 16, 2023 0.732% BMW Bank North America 249,000.00 249,000.00 0.500% July 16, 2021 36 mos July 16, 2024 0.732% Enerbank USA 247,000.00 247,000.00 1.850% October 25, 2019 60 mos October 25, 2024 0.726% Beal Bk Plano TX 247,000.00 247,000.00 1.350% March 26, 2022 36 mos March 26, 2025 0.726% Beal Bk Las Vegas NV 247,000.00 247,000.00 1.250% March 26, 2022 36 mos March 26, 2025 0.726% Flagstar Bank 245,000.00 245,000.00 0.850% May 15, 2020 60 mos May 15, 2025 0.720% American Express National Bank 246,000.00 246,000.00 3.100% May 25, 2022 36 mos May 25, 2025 0.723% New York Community Bank 249,000.00 249,000.00 0.550% July 1, 2021 48 mos July 1, 2025 0.732% Live Oak Bank 249,000.00 249,000.00 3.150% May 25, 2022 48 mos May 26, 2026 0.732% UBS Bank USA 249,000.00 249,000.00 0.900% July 21, 2021 60 mos July 21, 2026 0.732% Toyota Financial Savings Bank 248,000.00 248,000.00 0.950% July 22, 2021 60 mos July 22, 2026 0.729% Bank United NA 249,000.00 249,000.00 1.350% December 8, 2021 60 mos December 8, 2026 0.732% Capital One Bank USA 248,000.00 248,000.00 1.250% December 8, 2021 60 mos December 8, 2026 0.729% Discover Bank 246,000.00 246,000.00 3.200% May 18, 2022 60 mos May 19, 2027 0.723% Total Certificates of Deposit 5,450,000.00 5,450,000.00 16.020% Agency Bonds
Federal Farm Credit Bank 2,500,000.00 2,455,662.50 1.600% November 1, 2019 48 mos November 1, 2023 7.349% Federal Farm Credit Bank 1,999,314.00 1,901,192.00 0.350% December 4, 2020 42 mos May 16, 2024 5.877% Federal Farm Credit Bank 998,431.00 929,839.00 0.430% March 17, 2021 48 mos March 3, 2025 2.935% Federal Natl Mortgage Assn 1,000,000.00 916,296.00 0.500% October 20, 2020 60 mos October 20, 2025 2.939% Federal Home Loan Bank 999,500.00 909,658.00 0.800% March 17, 2021 60 mos March 10, 2026 2.938% Federal Home Loan Bank 994,396.00 961,896.00 2.400% March 17, 2021 72 mos March 29, 2027 2.923% Federal Home Loan Bank 500,000.00 492,043.50 3.375% May 17, 2022 12 mos May 17, 2023 1.470% Total Agency Bonds 8,566,587.00 8,991,641.00 26.431%
ATTACHMENT 1
City of Arroyo Grande
300 E. Branch St.
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Phone: (805) 473-5400
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Summary
June 30, 2022
Investments Principal Value Current Market Value Interest Rate Date of Purchase Term Maturity Date % of Portfolio Municipal Bonds
California State GO Various Purp Bond 491,810.00 483,560.00 3.100% May 12, 2022 47 mos April 1, 2026 1.446% Total Municipal Bonds 483,560.00 491,810.00 1.446%
Treasury Obligations
U.S. Treasury Z-2026 Series 984,728.00 910,938.00 1.100% December 6, 2021 53 mos May 31, 2026 2.895% Total Treasury Obligations 910,938.00 984,728.00 2.895% TOTAL INVESTMENTS $ 33,512,758.10 34,019,852.10 $ 100.000%
1 Item 8.c.
ACTION MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
July 26, 2022, 6:00 p.m.
Hybrid City Council Chamber/Virtual Zoom Meeting
215 East Branch Street, Arroyo Grande
Council Members Present: Mayor Ray Russom, Mayor Pro Tem George, Council Member Barneich, Council Member
Paulding, Council Member Storton
Staff Present: Deputy City Clerk Sarah Lansburgh, City
Attorney Timothy Carmel, City Manager
Whitney McDonald, Assistant City
Manager/Public Works Director Bill Robeson,
Community Development Director Brian
Pedrotti, Planning Manager Andrew Perez,
Utilities Manager Shane Taylor,
Administrative Services Director Nicole
Valentine, City Clerk Jessica Matson
Given the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County, and in compliance with Assembly Bill (AB) 361, which allows for a deviation of teleconference rules required by the Ralph M.
Brown Act, this meeting was conducted in a hybrid in-person/virtual format. _____________________________________________________________________
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ray Russom called the Regular City Council Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Deputy City Clerk Lansburgh took roll call.
3. MOMENT OF REFLECTION
4. FLAG SALUTE
Mayor Ray Russom led the flag salute.
5. AGENDA REVIEW
Mayor Ray Russom and Council Member Barneich requested to move Item 10.a. to the end of the agenda. Council concurred.
2 Item 8.c.
5.a Closed Session Announcements
None.
5.b Ordinances read in title only
None.
6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
6.a Update Regarding Countywide COVID-19 Efforts
City Manager McDonald provided a brief update on COVID-19 including the increase in active cases.
Mayor Ray Russom invited public comment. No public comments were received.
No action was taken on this item.
6.b City Manager Communications
City Manager McDonald provided information regarding public outreach efforts, including a Village Enhancement Roundtable that will be held on August 10, 2022; use of the Nextdoor App; and the upcoming Election.
Assistant City Manager/Public Works Director Robeson provided information on current sidewalk and street repairs.
Mayor Ray Russom invited public comment. Speaking from the public was one person, no name was provided. No further public comments were received.
No action was taken on this item.
7. COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Mayor Ray Russom invited public comment. Speaking from the public was one person, no name was provided.
8. CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor Ray Russom asked the Council if there were any questions or any items to be pulled from the consent agenda for further discussion.
Council commented on items 8.f., 8.g., and 8.i.
Utilities Manager Taylor provided information on the water levels at Lopez Lake.
Mayor Ray Russom invited public comment. No public comments were received.
Moved by Council Member Storton
Seconded by Council Member Barneich
Approve Consent Agenda Items 8.a. through 8.j., with the recommended courses of action.
8.a Consideration of Cash Disbursement Ratification
3 Item 8.c.
Ratified the listing of cash disbursements for the period of June 1 through June 30, 2022.
8.b Consideration of Statement of Investment Deposits
Received and filed the report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande as of May 31, 2022, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).
8.c Consideration of a Consultant Services Agreement with Willdan Financial Services to Prepare a User Fee Study, Cost Allocation Plan, and Development Impact Fee Study Approved a Consultant Services Agreement with Willdan Financial Services to prepare a User Fee Study, Cost Allocation Plan, and Development Impact Fee Study Update.
8.d Approval of Minutes
Approved the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of June 28, 2022, as submitted.
8.e Consideration of Adoption of a Resolution Declaring a Continued Local Emergency Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Authorizing the Continuance of Remote Teleconference Meetings of the Legislative Bodies Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)(3)
Adopted a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE DECLARING A CONTINUED LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC AND AUTHORIZING THE CONTINUANCE OF
REMOTE TELECONFERENCE MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(e)".
8.f Consideration of Appointment to the Arroyo Grande Tourism Business Improvement Advisory Board
Appointed Jeannie Miranda to the Arroyo Grande Tourism Business Improvement District Advisory Board.
8.g Consideration of Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Letter in Support of the Draft San Luis Obispo Countywide Plan to Address Homelessness on Behalf of the City of Arroyo Grande
Authorized the Mayor to execute a letter in support of the Draft San Luis Obispo Countywide Plan to Address Homelessness on behalf of the City of Arroyo Grande.
8.h Consideration to Authorize the Purchase of Water Meters Authorized the purchase of water meters from Aqua Metric in the amount of $52,400 during FY 2022-23.
8.i Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update
Received and filed the monthly Water Supply and Demand Report.
8.j Consideration of Confirming the Environmental Determination, Acceptance of Grant of Temporary Construction License, Public Pedestrian Access Easement Deeds, and
4 Item 8.c.
Approval of Construction Plans and Specifications for the 2022 Pedestrian Crossing Improvement
1) Found that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Guidelines Section 15301(c) and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption; 2) Accepted the Grant of Temporary Construction License and Public Pedestrian Access Easement Deeds and direct staff to file the License and Deeds; and 3) Approved the construction plans and specifications for the 2022 Pedestrian Crossing Improvements Project, PW 2021-08, and authorize staff to advertise for construction bids pending approval of a funding allocation from the State.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
10. OLD BUSINESS
10.a Continued Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance Study Session This item was heard after Item 13.
Mayor Ray Russom and Council Member Barneich declared conflicts of interest due to owning ADUs and left the meeting.
Mayor Pro Tem George took over the meeting as Presiding Officer.
Planning Manager Perez presented the staff report and responded to questions from Council.
Mayor Pro Tem George invited public comment. No public comments were received.
Councilmember Paulding requested the Tiny Home on Wheels (THOW) Ordinance be brought back to Council as soon as possible. Councilmember Storton concurred that the THOW Ordinance can be reviewed by Council at a future meeting.
Council concurred regarding the inclusion of a fee waiver program for moderate- to low-income individuals.
Moved by Council Member Storton
Seconded by Council Member Paulding
Agreed with staff's recommendation and provided direction for staff to keep the 10-year fee waiver program, add additional years if staff is able to accommodate a program for individuals with moderate-income; if so, cap the amount of money that would be used from the fund; and exclude the word "amenities."
AYES (3): Mayor Pro Tem George, Council Member Paulding, and Council Member Storton ABSENT (2): Mayor Ray Russom, and Council Member Barneich Passed (3 to 0)
11. NEW BUSINESS
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11.a Discuss Scope of a Comprehensive General Plan Update This item was heard out of order.
Community Development Director Pedrotti provided a presentation discussing the scope of the Comprehensive General Plan Update and responded to questions from Council.
Mayor Ray Russom invited public comment. Speaking from the public was Jim Guthrie. No further public comments were received.
Councilmember Paulding made a motion to approve staff's recommendation. Mayor Ray Russom requested that the issue of timing be included in the motion.
Councilmember Paulding amended his motion to approve staff's recommendation and direct staff to include language in the Request for Proposals (RFP) regarding a two-year completion timeline. Mayor Ray Russom clarified that she would like the consultant to identify a plan to complete the scope of work within two years.
Councilmember Paulding amended his motion.
Moved by Council Member Paulding
Seconded by Council Member Barneich
Approve staff's recommendation to proceed with Alternative 1, and direct staff to ensure that the RFP includes language requiring the Consultant to include a proposal for completing the scope of work within a two year timeframe and a proposal for completing the scope of work within a three year timeframe.
AYES (5): Mayor Ray Russom, Mayor Pro Tem George, Council Member Barneich, Council Member Paulding, and Council Member Storton
Passed (5 to 0)
12. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
The City Council provided brief reports from the following committee, commission, board, or other subcommittee meetings that they attended as the City’s appointed representative.
12.a MAYOR RAY RUSSOM:
1. California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA)
2. South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD)
3. Tourism Business Improvement District Advisory Board
4. Other
12.b MAYOR PRO TEM GEORGE:
1. County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC)
2. Visit SLO CAL Advisory Board
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3. Other
12.c COUNCIL MEMBER BARNEICH:
1. Audit Committee
2. Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC)
3. Zone 3 Water Advisory Board
4. Other
12.d COUNCIL MEMBER PAULDING:
1. Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
2. Brisco/Halcyon Interchange Subcommittee
3. Council of Governments/Regional Transit Authority/ South County Transit (SLOCOG/SLORTA/SCT)
4. REACH SLO Advisory Commission
5. Other
12.e COUNCIL MEMBER STORTON:
1. Brisco/Halcyon Interchange Subcommittee
2. Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA)
3. Integrated Waste Management Authority Board (IWMA)
4. South County Chambers of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee
5. Other
13. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Pro Tem George commented that she was able to play on the newly repaved pickleball courts and thanked staff for providing them to the community.
14. CLOSED SESSION
None.
15. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Ray Russom adjourned the meeting at 8:46 p.m.
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Caren Ray Russom, Mayor
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Jessica Matson, City Clerk
Item 8.d.
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: Whitney McDonald, City Manager
Timothy J. Carmel, City Attorney
SUBJECT: Consideration of Adoption of a Resolution Declaring a Continued Local Emergency Related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic DATE: August 9, 2022
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
Adoption of the Resolution will continue the declared local emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
There are no direct fiscal impacts related to the proposed action; however, adoption of the Resolution will facilitate the ability for the City to request resources including financial support and reimbursement from the State Office of Emergency Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for costs incurred in preparation and/or response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution declaring a continued local emergency related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
BACKGROUND:
As the City Council is aware, in accordance with Section 8.12.060 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code, the former City Manager, in his capacity as the Director of Emergency Services, proclaimed a local emergency on March 16, 2020, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The City Council ratified the proclamation at its regular meeting on March 24, 2020, and adopted resolutions declaring a continued local emergency since that time as the pandemic has persisted.
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES:
Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Section 8.12.065(C) provides that the City Council is to “Review the need for a continuing emergency declaration at regularly scheduled meetings at least every twenty-one (21) days until the emergency is terminated.” Accordingly, the City Council has adopted the appropriate Resolutions declaring a continued local
Item 8.d.
City Council
Consideration of Adoption of a Resolution Declaring a Continued Local Emergency Related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic August 9, 2022
emergency related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic within the required 21-day time period since the ratification of the proclamation at its March 24, 2020 regular meeting.
This item is being presented to the City Council to satisfy the requirements of Section
8.12.065(C). Given the ongoing state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor, the ongoing public health orders issued by the State, and the ongoing work required of City staff to respond to the pandemic and these proclamations and orders, it is recommended that the City Council adopt the Resolution declaring the need to continue the emergency declaration. The San Luis Obispo County (County) Public Health Officer and the County Emergency Services Director terminated the County’s emergency declarations with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic on February 25, 2022. However, a statewide emergency declaration issued by the Governor remains in place related to the pandemic.
In light of the ongoing statewide emergency, the ongoing impacts associated with the coronavirus within the Arroyo Grande community and the City organization, it is recommended that the City Council continue the declared local emergency.
ALTERNATIVES:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Adopt the Resolution declaring the need to continue the declared local emergency; or
2. Provide other direction to staff.
ADVANTAGES:
Adoption of the Resolution will satisfy the requirement of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code regarding the periodic review of the declared local emergency related to the COVID19 pandemic.
DISADVANTAGES:
No disadvantages have been identified to adopting the Resolution.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
No environmental review is required for this item.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS:
The Agenda was posted at City Hall and on the City’s website in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2.
Attachments:
1. Proposed Resolution
ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE DECLARING A CONTINUED LOCAL
EMERGENCY RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID19) PANDEMIC WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 8.12.060 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code, the former City Manager, in his capacity as the Director of Emergency Services proclaimed a local emergency on March 17, 2020, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the City Council ratified the emergency proclamation through adoption of Resolution No. 4974 at its regular meeting on March 24, 2020; and WHEREAS, Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Section 8.12.065(C) provides that the City Council is to review the need for a continuing emergency declaration at regularly scheduled meetings at least every twenty-one (21) days until the emergency is terminated; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Resolutions declaring a continued local emergency related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on April 14, April 28, May 12, May 26, June 9, June 23, July 14, August 11, August 25, September 8, September 22, October 13, October 27, November 10, November 24, December 8, 2020, January 12, January 26, February 9; February 23; March 9, March 23, April 13, April 27, May 11, May 25, June 8, June 22, July 27, August 10, August 24, September 14, September 28, October 12, October 26, November 9, November 23, December 14, 2021, January 11, January 25, February 8, February 22, March 8, March 22, April 12, April 26, May 10, May 24, June 14, June 28, and July 26, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Secretary of Health and Human Services Director issued a Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists and has existed as of January 27, 2020; and WHEREAS, the President of the United States declared a State of National Emergency; the Governor of the State of California has proclaimed a State of Emergency for the State of California and issued Executive Orders and direction regarding measures to mitigate the spread of cases of COVID-19 within the State of California and all recitals set forth therein, are included as though fully set forth herein; and WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread rapidly worldwide and in the U.S., continuing to present an immediate and significant risk to public health and safety, and resulting in serious illness or death to vulnerable populations, including the elderly and those with underlying health conditions.
RESOLUTION NO.
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande that:
1. All recitals set forth above, are true, correct and incorporated herein.
2. A local emergency is declared to continue to exist throughout the City of Arroyo Grande, and the City has been undertaking, and will continue through termination of this emergency to undertake necessary measures and incur necessary costs, which are directly related to the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 and are taken in furtherance of: the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ determination that a public health emergency has existed since January 27, 2020; the Governor’s Proclamation of a State of Emergency on March 4, 2020; the President of the United States’ Declaration of a National Emergency on March 13, 2020; and related orders and directives.
On motion of Council Member _______________________, seconded by Council Member _______________________, and by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
The foregoing Resolution was approved this 9
th day of August, 2022.
RESOLUTION NO.
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CAREN RAY RUSSOM, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JESSICA MATSON, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
WHITNEY MCDONALD, CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TIMOTHY J. CARMEL, CITY ATTORNEY
Item 8.e.
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: Sheridan Bohlken, Recreation Services Director
SUBJECT: Consideration of Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with Lucia Mar School District to Provide Free Child Care through the Bright Futures Extended Learning Opportunities Program for the 2022-23 School Year
DATE: August 9, 2022
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD) (Attachment 1) will provide a mechanism to offer free child care to families at Ocean View Elementary School during “expanded learning opportunities” during the 2022-23 school year. By doing so, the City will be reimbursed through the Bright Futures Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) grant for the costs to provide child care at Ocean View Elementary School. This is the second MOU with the City for ELOP to provide before school and after school care; the first MOU encompassed summer care only, and it is anticipated that a third MOU will be presented to provide child care to Ocean View students during the winter break of the 2022-23 school year.
IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
The components of the MOU for the ELOP have taken several weeks to define and articulate in parameters that meet the requirements both for the grant and also programmatic abilities offered by the City. Staff has met with LMUSD representatives (approximately 10 hours), evaluating costs, staffing and facility availability. As presented, the partnership offers an hourly reimbursement for staff, staff training, sick hours, $5 per child for before school student support, $45 per month for cell phone usage over the 10- month program period, and a one-time $6,000 partner provider fee. In addition, meals/snacks, guest speakers, facility space and other materials and supplies will be reimbursed through ELOP. The MOU states the City is eligible to receive an annual amount not to exceed $231,792.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the MOU with LMUSD for the City to provide child care free of charge to students at Ocean View Elementary school for the 2022-23 school year and be reimbursed through the ELOP grant.
Item 8.e.
City Council
Consideration of Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with Lucia Mar School District to Provide Free Child Care through the Bright Futures Extended Learning Opportunities Program for the 2022-23 School Year August 9, 2022
BACKGROUND:
The Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO Program or ELOP) provides state grant funding (Assembly Bill [AB] 130, Chapter 44, Statutes of 2021, as amended by AB 167, Chapter 252, Statutes of 2021) for afterschool and summer school enrichment programs for kindergarten (including transitional kindergarten) through sixth grade.
Statewide, educational agencies received approximately $1.75 billion dollars in Fiscal Year 2021-22 with an anticipated growth to $5 billion dollars within the next 3-5 years.
It is the intent of the Legislature that expanded learning programs funded through the ELOP are student-centered, results driven, include community partners, and complement, but do not replicate, learning activities in the regular school day and school year. “Expanded learning” refers to before school, after school, summer, or intersession learning programs that focus on developing the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs and interest of pupils through hands-on, engaging learning experiences.
On June 14, 2022 City Council approved the first MOU with LMUSD to offer the Bright Futures ELOP as an afterschool child care for the 2022 Summer School program held at Ocean View Elementary (Attachment 2). This program operated June 21-July 28, 2022, Monday through Thursday, from 12:30-6pm.
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES:
LMUSD has received funding allocations for the ELOP and began conversation with City’s Recreation Services Department in June, 2022 to provide services for the 2022-23 school year. As the City is a child care provider within LMUSD, partnership with the City was requested to provide ELOP programming at Ocean View and Branch Elementary schools.
However, due to staffing constraints and challenges, it was determined that the City could provide child care services to one school site for the 2022-23 school year. Through communications with LMUSD and the YMCA, it was decided that the YMCA will provide child care services at Branch Elementary School for the 2022-23 school year. In addition to meetings with LMUSD regarding staffing and school sites, discussions have addressed grant requirements, steps to refine program implementation with experience from summer, cost of services, and program needs.
ELOP requires students to attend at least 50% of the available hours of operation for their appropriate age group. Rates of reimbursement have been calculated on cost of staff services on an hourly basis for three positions: Site Coordinator ($30.50/hour), Youth Leader ($22.50/hour), and Individual Support Staff ($24.50/hour), including time for training and sick time. This pay structure differs from the MOU for the 2022 Summer School program which offered a compensation rate of $50 per child per day (with a minimum of 50 children) in addition to materials, meals, facility space and a partner fee of $1,000. For fall programming, hours of operation will be from 7am-10am, on Mondays, and 7am-9am Tuesday through Friday for all children. For the afternoons, Transitional
Item 8.e.
City Council
Consideration of Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with Lucia Mar School District to Provide Free Child Care through the Bright Futures Extended Learning Opportunities Program for the 2022-23 School Year August 9, 2022
Kindergarten and Kindergarten care will be from 1:45-6pm, Monday through Friday, and 1 st through 6th grade care will be available from 3-6pm.
The proposed MOU with LMUSD for ELOP requires that the City:
1. Plan and provide activities that developmentally age appropriate, including literacy activities daily before and after school;
2. Provide proof that all staff are No Child Left Behind (NCLB) certified;
3. Keep premises clean and put away all equipment and supplies;
4. Allow parents and staff of LMUSD to visit the site with prior approval;
5. Bill LMUSD monthly for staff member’s work hours and enrollment supporting invoicing to be reimbursed;
6. Provide LMUSD any information pertaining to ELOP/Bright Futures that is requested.
In addition, and in turn, LMUSD will:
1. Provide curriculum upon request;
2. Offer the NCLB support for any City staff who may not have 60 college units or AA degree;
3. Agree to make appropriate and adequate facilities available to the City to run said program;
4. Agree to provide the names of and other pertinent information of the students attending the program;
5. Provide breakfast, snack and supper for the students attending the after-school program;
6. Pay $6,000 to the City as a partner provider fee;
7. Pay $45 per month for a cell phone usage, for a total of $450 over ten months;
8. Reimburse the City $5 per day per student in before school care for support services.
ALTERNATIVES:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Approve the proposed MOU with LMUSD to provide services for the ELOP and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement;
2. Do not approve the proposed MOU with LMUSD; or
3. Provide other direction to staff.
ADVANTAGES:
The following advantages are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Providing child care free of cost through ELOP for local families will greatly benefit children and families;
2. Partnering with LMUSD will further strengthen the growth of the City’s youth and bolster their education through efforts involving literacy; and
Item 8.e.
City Council
Consideration of Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with Lucia Mar School District to Provide Free Child Care through the Bright Futures Extended Learning Opportunities Program for the 2022-23 School Year August 9, 2022
3. Creating a viable pathway for families to access free child care so that they may be able to work will assist with children’s overall success in school and life, and will strengthen family units in the Arroyo Grande community now and into the future.
DISADVANTAGES:
As this grant program will address one of the challenges facing the child care sector in Arroyo Grande and provide free child care to local families with children in Transitional Kindergarten through 6th grade, there are no disadvantages known at this time.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
No environmental review is required for this item.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS:
The Agenda was posted at City Hall and on the City’s website in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2.
Attachments:
1. Proposed MOU - City of Arroyo Grande and Lucia Mar Unified School District
2. June 14, 2022 Staff Report and Attachments
ATTACHMENT 1
1 LUCIA MAR UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
602 Orchard Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Tel 805.474.3000 x1095 | Fax 805.473.4397
Arroyo Grande Nipomo Grover Beach Oceano Pismo Beach
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE AT OCEAN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRIGHT FUTURES BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL LEARNING PROGRAM, FY 2022-2023
This Memorandum of Understanding is between Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD) and the City of Arroyo Grande (referred to as the city of Arroyo Grande Recreation Services Department or AGRSD). The parties understand that all services provided under contract shall be provided by AGRSD employees. All legally required employee benefits, including Workers Compensation insurance, will be provided by AGRSD. All staff of AGRSD will provide documentation for Tuberculosis (TB) and fingerprinting clearance.
Section A: Services to Be Performed by City of Arroyo Grande Recreation Services Department AGRSD will:
1) Plan, provide, and/or facilitate activities and classes for Bright Futures After-School Learning Program at OCEAN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL for the period of August 18, 2022 to June 9, 2023. These activities shall be developmentally age appropriate and shall include, but not limited to the following components, implementing literacy, distributing daily supper, tutoring, homework support, and teaching classes in the three core areas of academic core, academic support, and academic enrichment daily in the morning from 7:00 am and after school until 6:00 pm.
2) Operate the before and after school Bright Futures Program on all student attendance days from 7:00 am until the first bell and immediately after school to 6:00 pm. The program shall be organized and fully operational from the first day of school with the exception of staff training days.
3) All AGRSD staff members will attend a staff training from 3:00-6:00 PM on Monday, August 15, 2022 and up to three additional days as determined by the Ocean View Bright Futures Academic Liaison. These training will include, but are not limited to: class management skills, homework assistance skills, basic understanding of state academic standards, and developmentally and age appropriate activities. 4) AGRSD will provide LMUSD Bright Futures District Coordinator proof that their staff is No Child Left Behind (NCLB) certified. AGRSD may provide transcripts for each staff member that has 60 or more college units or an AA degree. If any staff member does not have 60 or more college units or an AA degree that staff member may take the NCLB test offered by LMUSD. For any staff member who does not pass the NCLB test, they may retake the section that they missed. 5) The AGRSD Site Coordinator will meet at least once a month with the LMUSD
ATTACHMENT 1
2 Academic Liaison to discuss successes, concerns and solutions. Written reports of these meetings will be given to the LMUSD Bright Futures Coordinator upon request. 6) AGRSD shall keep the premises clean and shall put all equipment and supplies away.
All rooms and areas used by AGRSD will be left neat and orderly. AGRSD will only use supplies designated for before and after school use. 7) AGRSD will visit Ocean View Elementary School to check on, supervise, and support their personnel at that site at least one hour once a week. The day and time will be mutually agreed upon with the AGRSD Supervisor and the Ocean View Elementary Site Coordinator.
8) Parents and staff members may visit the program at any time with prior arrangements. A pre-scheduled appointment is necessary if the parent or staff member would like a conference with the program leaders or if the visit is for an extended amount of time.
9) Should LMUSD confirm individual support is required for a student or students; the AGRSD is responsible for recruiting and hiring the individual support staff as required.
LMUSD is responsible for training and payment of individual support staff at a rate:
August 2022 - June 2023 @ $24.50/hour.
10) AGRSD will bill LMUSD monthly for staff members’ actual program work hours, utilizing the reimbursement rates stated herein, and the invoice is to include supporting documentation for sick leave and hourly payroll to be reimbursed. 11) All hours billed by the AGRSD will be at the school site unless approved by the LMUSD District Coordinator.
Section B: Obligations of Lucia Mar Unified School District LMUSD will:
1) This program will follow the curriculum set forth by LMUSD. The curriculum will be supported by ASES State Academic Trainings, ELOP trainings and a Bright Futures Academic Liaison provided by LMUSD who will visit the site to observe the implementation of the curriculum, offer feedback and demonstrate lessons to the AGRSD Staff when needed.
2) LMUSD will offer the NCLB support to any AGRSD staff member who does not meet the NCLB requirement. Staff members may retake any section that they have not passed.
3) LMUSD will pay the hourly rate for all AGRSD Staff members to attend one mandatory 3 hour staff training as provided in this MOU. 4) LMUSD agrees to make appropriate and adequate facilities available to AGRSD for the before and after Bright Futures Program.
ATTACHMENT 1
3 Section C: Compensation
LMUSD and AGRSD agree that a program of the highest quality is desirable to provide academic and social growth for all participant students. Therefore, a curriculum will be jointly implemented to address the diverse needs of the students.
Staffing is based upon attendance. If student attendance falls, LMUSD reserves the right to reduce AGRSD staffing. To that end, staffing will be reimbursed as follows for actual partial or full work hours as listed below:
1) Site Coordinator services after school of up to one Site Coordinator for up to 5 hours each day for up to 170 days, and up to 6 hours for up to 10 minimum days for a total of 180 school days.
2) Site Coordinator services before school of up to one Site Coordinator for up to 2.25 hours for up to 148 Regular Start days and up to 3.25 hours for up to 32 Late Start Mondays for a total of 180 school days.
3) Site Coordinator will attend training for 1 day up to 3 hours, and up to 1 hour for up to 10 days for staff meetings. Site Coordinator will work 2 days for up to 5 hours before school begins to set up for the school year and up to 1 hour for 3 days to observe during the day teachers in classrooms. Site Coordinator may take up to 31 hours sick leave as outlined in the Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act of 2014. 4) Youth Leader services after school for up to four Youth Leaders for up to 3.25 hours each day for up to 170 days and up to 10 minimum days for up to 6 hours per day for a total of 180 school days.
5) Youth Leader services before school of up to four Youth Leaders for up to 2.25 hours before school for up to 148 Regular Start days and up to 3.25 hours before school for up to 32 Late Start Mondays for a total of 180 school days. 6) TK/Kindergarten Youth Leader service for up to three Youth Leaders 4.75 hours each day after school for up to 170 days and up to 10 minimum days for up to 6 hours per day for a total of 180 school days.
7) Youth Leaders will work 1 day for up to 4 hours before school begins to set up for the school year, 1 day for up to 3 hours for training, and up to 1 hour for up to 10 days for staff meetings for ten Youth Leaders.
8) Ten Youth Leaders will work for up to 1 hour for up to 3 days for classroom observation (2 before December 2022 and 1 before June 2023) of the regular school day staff. Staff observation days will be scheduled by the Academic Liaison and the Site Coordinator. Youth Leaders may take up to 124 hours sick leave as outlined in the Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act of 2014.
9) Contingent upon funding from the Extended Learning Opportunity Program Grant, AGRSD will submit to the LMUSD monthly invoices for services rendered at Ocean View Elementary School not to exceed an annual amount of $231,792 for services, which includes $189,342 in Youth Leaders, Site Coordinator and mandatory state training costs. Also included in the $231,792 LMUSD agrees to reimburse AGRSD for
ATTACHMENT 1
4 the following:
A. Partner Provider Supervisor overhead not to exceed $6,0000 over ten months for Ocean View Elementary School. This includes professional development and ongoing training of the recreation staff ergo direct services to the students.
B. Before School Program LMUSD agrees to pay an additional $5.00 per child in attendance for 180 to ensure that our partner providers are adequately compensated.
C. One cell phone not to exceed $45 per month, for a total of $450 over ten months.
Section D: Billing Rates:
1) Site Coordinator: August 2022 - June 2023 $30.50/hour 2) Youth Leaders: August 2022 - June 2023 $22.50/hour
3) Individual Support Staff: August 2022 - June 2023 $24.50/hour Section E: Termination of MOU
Should the Extended Learning Opportunity Program Grant be reduced, LMUSD may terminate, reduce or renegotiate this contract with 30 days written notice to AGRSD.
LMUSD and the AGRSD share a goal of the highest quality program for participant students. To that end, periodic reviews will be conducted by the Bright Futures Program Director and school site personnel including the Principal and / or Bright Futures Academic Liaison. Any concerns will be identified promptly in writing using an evaluative checklist and narrative observation form to the Executive Director of AGRSD. AGRSD will have 30 calendar days in which to improve.
Improvement will be measured by weekly visitations during the improvement period by the Bright Futures Program Director, Academic Liaison, school site Principal, and Bright Futures District Coordinator. The LMUSD Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum or his/her designee shall be the sole determiner of adequate program quality. LMUSD reserves the right to terminate the recreation program provided by AGRSD at any time it determines the quality of the program is not meeting the needs of the students after having followed this process. ________________________________________ _________________ Jim Empey Date
Assistant Superintendent, Business Services
Lucia Mar Unified School District
__________________________________________ __________________ Whitney McDonald Date
City Manager
City of Arroyo Grande
ATTACHMENT 1
5 Arroyo Grande Recreation Service Department
Ocean View, 2022-23
Site Coordinator Days Hours Rate Total
Reg Days 170 5.00 $30.50 $25,925.00
Minimum Days 10 6.00 $30.50 $1,830.00
BS: Reg Day 148 2.25 $30.50 $10,156.50
BS: LS Mon 32 3.25 $30.50 $3,172.00
Set Up 2 5.00 $30.50 $305.00
Training (Aug) 1 3.00 $30.50 $91.50
Observation 3 1.00 $30.50 $91.50
Staff Meeting 10 1.00 $30.50 $305.00
Sick Leave 31.00 $30.50 $945.50
TOTAL $42,822.00
Youth Leaders # Leaders Days Hours Rate Total
1-6: Reg Days 3 170 3.25 $22.50 $37,293.75
Minimum Days 6 10 6.00 $22.50 $8,100.00
TK/K: Reg Day 3 170 4.75 $22.50 $54,506.25
BS: Reg Day 4 148 2.25 $22.50 $29,970.00
BS: LS Mon 4 32 3.25 $22.50 $9,360.00
Set Up 10 1 4.00 $22.50 $900.00
Training (Aug) 10 1 3.00 $22.50 $675.00
Staff Observation 10 3 1.00 $22.50 $675.00
Staff Meetings 10 10 1.00 $22.50 $2,250.00
Sick Leave 124.00 $22.50 $2,790.00
TOTAL $146,520.00
GRAND TOTAL SALARIES & TRAININGS $189,342.00
BS: Student Support 40 180 1 $5.00 $36,000.00
Cell Phones $450.00
Partner Provider Sup. $6,000.00
TOTAL $42,450.00
Total MOU $231,792.00
ATTACHMENT 2
Attachment 2 - Staff Report from the June 14, 2022 City Council meeting is available as a link: Staff Report from the June 14, 2022 City Council Meeting
Item 8.f.
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: Bill Robeson, Assistant City Manager/Public Works Director Sheridan Bohlken, Recreation Services Director
BY: Jill McPeek, Capital Improvement Project Manager
SUBJECT: Consideration of Confirming the Environmental Determination, Approval of Construction Plans and Specifications, Award of Construction Contract to Central Coast Playgrounds, Inc, and Authorization of Budget Adjustment for $110,015 from the Local Sales Tax Fund
DATE: August 9, 2022
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
Confirming the environmental determination, allocating an additional $110,015 of Sales Tax Funds, and awarding a construction contract to Central Coast Playgrounds, Inc. will allow for the completion of the construction phase of the Elm Street Park Inclusive Playground Replacement Project. Approving the plans and specifications provides design immunity to the City. Work is expected to begin September 2022.
IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
The amended FY 2021-22 Capital Improvement Program budget included $369,484 for the subject project. It is now estimated that the total project costs will be $479,499. The revenue sources for this project include $177,952 from Prop 68 State Grants, $21,000 from donations, $34,106 from the Park Improvement Fund, and $246,441 from the Local Sales Tax Fund. Staff time will be necessary to provide construction management and inspection services for the project.
RECOMMENDATION:
1) Confirm that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Guidelines Section 15302(b) and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption; 2) Approve the construction plans and specifications for the Elm Street Park Inclusive Playground Replacement Project, PW 2022-02; 3) Award a construction contract to Central Coast Playgrounds, Inc. in the amount of $106,399.50 and authorize the City Manager to approve change orders for 10% of the contract, $10,640.00, for unanticipated costs during the construction phase of the project (construction contract costs = $106,399.50 + $10,640.00 = $117,039.50; and 4) Allocate $110,015 from the Local Sales Tax Fund balance to cover the subject project expenses.
Item 8.f.
City Council
Consideration of Confirming the Environmental Determination, Approval of Construction Plans and Specifications, Award of Construction Contract to Central Coast Playgrounds, Inc, and Authorization of Budget Adjustment for $110,015 from the Local Sales Tax Fund
August 9, 2022
BACKGROUND:
On June 5, 2018, California voters approved Proposition 68, the “Parks and Water Bond Act of 2018” (Senate Bill 5). The “Per Capita Program”, administered by California State Park’s Office of Grants and Local Services (OGALS), was established through this proposition with the intent of supplementing existing capital outlay expenditures for recreation purposes. Allocations for the Per Capita Program are determined based on the population of cities, counties, or other eligible districts. Under this program, grant recipients are encouraged to utilize awards to rehabilitate existing infrastructure and to address deficiencies in neighborhoods lacking access to the outdoors.
On October 22, 2019, the City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant application and associated documents for the “Per Capita Program” (Attachment 2). On October 26, 2021, a project proposal was presented to the Council for the Inclusive Elm Street Park Playground Replacement Project (Project) consisting of Play-On Technology Promoting Physical Activity, the 7 Principles of Inclusive Playground Design, an Outdoor Adult Fitness Zone, and NatureGrounds, qualifying the playground for four National Demonstration Site accreditations which would be the first in the nation (Attachment 3). The Project, as well the appropriation of additional funding totaling $369,484, were approved by Council. On December 2, 2021, the application for the Per Capita Grant Program was approved and signed by the State, awarding $177,952 to the Project.
On November 9, 2021, Council approved the purchase of the playground equipment with Play & Park Structures through OMNIA Partners purchasing cooperative (Attachment 4).
On March 8, 2022, Council approved the purchase of the Pour In Place (PIP) surfacing and installation of the equipment with Play & Park Structures through the OMNIA Partners purchasing cooperative (Attachment 5).
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES:
As stated in the November 9, 2021 staff report approving the purchase of the playground equipment, a separate Request for Proposals/Qualifications would be administered for installation of the playground equipment. In February 2022, Recreation Services and Public Works staff began coordinating a process to solicit installation services.
It was determined that in order to solicit installers, a topographic survey of the site, a site plan, and construction documents would need to be prepared to ensure paths leading to and around the playground area were Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant.
The survey determined that sections of the surrounding sidewalks would need to be replaced to meet current ADA standards. These sidewalk sections were incorporated into the site plan/construction documents, along with details for removal of the existing
Item 8.f.
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Consideration of Confirming the Environmental Determination, Approval of Construction Plans and Specifications, Award of Construction Contract to Central Coast Playgrounds, Inc, and Authorization of Budget Adjustment for $110,015 from the Local Sales Tax Fund
August 9, 2022
structures, installation of the new playground equipment, and edge curbing for the PIP surfacing. The construction documents were advertised for public bid on June 22, 2022 (Attachment 6), with an engineer’s estimate of $130,000.
On July 19, 2022, two bids were received for the Project. The Project specifications state that the lowest bidder will be determined using the base bid. Following review, it has been determined that the lowest base bid was received from Central Coast Playgrounds, Inc. in the amount of $106,399.50, approximately $23,600 less than the engineer’s estimate.
Central Coast Playgrounds, Inc.’s base bid has been determined to be responsive and Central Coast Playgrounds, Inc. to be a responsible bidder.
Based on the lowest base bid received for the playground equipment installation and site improvements, and for the specialized inspection services and security that will be needed for the construction phase of the Project, it is estimated that the total project costs will be $479,499, as shown in the table below, which is $110,015 more than what is currently budgeted for the Project.
Revenue
Available
Budget
Current
Estimate Shortfall
State Grant $ 177,952 $ 177,952 $ 0
Donations 21,000 21,000 0
Park Improvement Fees 34,106 34,106 0
Sales Tax 136,426 246,441 110,015
Total Revenue $ 369,484 $ 479,499 $ 110,015
Expenditures
Construction 369,484 $434,464 $64,980
- Play Structure Purchase 188,064 188,064 0
- Play Structure Installation 95,500 56,880 - 38,620
- ADA Site Improvements 0 49,520 49,520
- Subbase preparation for PIP 0 20,000 20,000
- PIP Material and Installation 85,920 90,000 4,080
- Native Planting and Irrigation Installation 0 30,000 30,000 Construction Contingencies 0 22,640 22,640
Special Inspect / Fence Rental / Security 0 11,075 11,075 Design & Survey 0 11,320 11,320
Total Expenditures $ 369,484 $ 479,499 110,015
The contract time is 45 working days and it is anticipated work will be completed in September and October 2022. During construction, annual recreation events and
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Consideration of Confirming the Environmental Determination, Approval of Construction Plans and Specifications, Award of Construction Contract to Central Coast Playgrounds, Inc, and Authorization of Budget Adjustment for $110,015 from the Local Sales Tax Fund
August 9, 2022
programs will be moved to other parks as necessary based on safety and access. Project specifications are available for review at the Public Works Department.
ALTERNATIVES:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. 1) Confirm that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Guidelines Section 15302(b) and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption; 2) Approve the construction plans and specifications for the Elm Street Park Inclusive Playground Replacement Project, PW 2022-02; 3) Award a construction contract to Central Coast Playgrounds, Inc. in the amount of $106,399.50 and authorize the City Manager to approve change orders for 10% of the contract, $10,640.00, for unanticipated costs during the construction phase of the Project (construction contract costs = $106,399.50 + $10,640.00 = $117,039.50; and 4) Allocate $110,015 from the Sales Tax Fund balance to cover the subject Project expenses;
2. Do not approve staff’s recommendations and request further information;
3. Modify staff’s recommendation and approve; or
4. Provide other direction to staff.
ADVANTAGES:
Award of a construction contract for the installation of the playground equipment and site improvements, and additional funding to complete the construction phase of the Project, will result in an inclusive playground for the community. The inclusive playground would incorporate Play-On Technology Promoting Physical Activity, the 7 Principles of Inclusive Playground Design, an Outdoor Adult Fitness Zone and NatureGrounds, which will qualify the playground for four National Demonstration Site accreditations, the first in the nation.
DISADVANTAGES:
The Elm Street Playground will be closed during construction and it is anticipated that some adjacent parking spaces will be needed to accommodate construction activities and staging. Annual recreation programs and event schedules will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate construction. Funds used to construct this Project will not be available for other potential capital improvement projects.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The Project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Guideline Section 15302(b) where the replacement or reconstruction of structures and facilities where the new structure will be located is on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced.
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Consideration of Confirming the Environmental Determination, Approval of Construction Plans and Specifications, Award of Construction Contract to Central Coast Playgrounds, Inc, and Authorization of Budget Adjustment for $110,015 from the Local Sales Tax Fund
August 9, 2022
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS:
The Agenda was posted at City Hall and on the City’s website in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2.
Attachments:
1. Notice of Exemption
2. October 22, 2019 Staff Report
3. October 26, 2021 Staff Report
4. November 9, 2021 Staff Report
5. March 8, 2022 Staff Report
6. June 22, 2022 Bid Documents
ATTACHMENT 1
ATTACHMENTS 2-6
Attachment 2 – October 22, 2019 Staff Report and Attachments Attachment 2 is available as a link: October 22, 2019 Staff Report Attachment 3 – October 26, 2021 Staff Report and Attachments Attachment 3 is available as a link: October 26, 2021 Staff Report Attachment 4 – November 9, 2021 Staff Report and Attachments Attachment 4 is available as a link: November 9, 2021 Staff Report Attachment 5 – March 8, 2022 Staff Report and Attachments Attachment 5 is available as a link: March 8, 2022 Staff Report Attachment 6 – June 22, 2022 Bid Documents
Attachment 6 is available as a link: June 22, 2022 Bid Documents
Item 11.a.
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: Whitney McDonald, City Manager
SUBJECT: Receive an Update Regarding the Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA), the Results of the Oceano Fire Tax Measure A-22, and the Process for a Wind-Down Period as Defined by the Third Amendment to the FCFA Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement
DATE: August 9, 2022
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
Receive an update on the results of the Oceano Fire Tax Measure A-22 from the June 2022 election and the process for a wind-down period as defined by the Third Amendment to the FCFA Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA).
IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
Significant staff time will be required to assist during the wind-down process and the development of a new agreement governing fire service through the FCFA.
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive an update on the results of the Oceano Fire Tax Measure A-22 from the June 2022 election and the process of the wind-down period as defined by the Third Amendment to the Five Cities Fire Authority Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA) was formed on July 9, 2010, through a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA) entered into by the City of Arroyo Grande (City), the City of Grover Beach, and the Oceano Community Services District (OCSD). The FCFA is a consolidation of three individual fire departments, operating out of the three existing member community fire stations. Together, the FCFA provides integrated and efficient fire and emergency medical services to the three communities, serving approximately 40,000 residents.
In 2017, the FCFA Board of Directors adopted a five-year Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan outlines the investments that were deemed necessary to replace obsolete capital equipment, including fire engines and self-contained breathing apparatus, and to provide
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staffing levels needed to ensure appropriate levels of service for the three member agencies.
In June 2019, an amendment to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (Second Amendment1) was approved that altered the funding formula used to determine each member community’s share of the FCFA’s costs and ensure funding consistent with the Strategic Plan. These alterations would go into effect if OCSD was successful in passing a special tax measure in 2020 to raise additional revenue for its fire and emergency service costs. The Second Amendment also identified a defined “wind-down” process and timeline should the OCSD ballot measure fail or should a member community leave the JPA or the JPA be dissolved.
As required under the Second Amendment, OCSD placed a special tax measure on the March 2020 ballot. Although over 66% of Oceano voters supported the measure, it fell 10 votes short of the 66.67% necessary to enact the special tax and the measure failed. As proposed, the special tax measure would have raised approximately $422,000 annually for the OCSD to use for emergency and fire services to the Oceano community. This amount would increase up to 2% annually.
Following the outcome of the OCSD’s 2020 ballot measure, the parties approved a Third Amendment to the JPA in July 2020. Under these terms of the Third Amendment, costs to the City of Arroyo Grande for fire service were to remain the same, $2,580,955 per fiscal year, through at least June 30, 2022. The Third Amendment also required the OCSD to place a new special tax measure on the ballot for the primary election occurring in 2022. If the measure passed, the new funding formula set forth in the Second Amendment to the JPA would take effect on July 1, 2022. If the 2022 ballot measure failed, the City’s costs would remain at their current levels through a one-year wind down period (and related work program) that would result in the OCSD no longer being a part of the JPA, effective June 30, 2023.
Measure A-22 was placed on the ballot in Oceano by OCSD in June 2022, as required under the Third Amendment. Measure A-22 failed to gather a two-thirds majority vote, with the final results certified on July 7, 2022, as follows:
YES 775 57.75%
NO 567 42.25%
1 The First Amendment was a Memorandum of Agreement approved in May 2018, which was intended to facilitate a negotiation of the existing cost sharing methodology in light of the increased investment called for in the Strategic Plan.
Item 11.a.
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Receive an Update Regarding the Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA), the Results of the Oceano Fire Tax Measure A-22, and the Process for a Wind-Down Period as Defined by the Third Amendment to the FCFA Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement August 9, 2022
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES:
With the failure of Measure A-22, the Third Amendment states that the OCSD will cease to be a member of the JPA effective June 30, 2023. The period between certification of the June 2022 election results and June 30, 2023 is defined as the wind-down period.
During this time, the Cities of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach may negotiate a new, or modified, JPA and maintain the right to use the trademark name of “Five Cities Fire Authority.” The work program elements of the wind down process include:
A determination as to the distribution of equipment and physical assets by October 1, 2022 (effective June 30, 2023).
An estimate as to the distribution of debt, employment liability, pension/PERS and other post-employment obligations by February 1, 2023 (effective June 30, 2023). An estimate as to the distribution of all other assets by March 1, 2023 (effective June 30, 2023).
A summary of the wind down process was shared on July 15, 2022, with the FCFA Board of Directors and separately with the FCFA Managers Group, comprised of the City/General Managers of the three member agencies. The FCFA staff report (Attachment 1) includes the list of work program tasks, flow chart of decision making, and the Third Amendment. The Managers Group will meet regularly during the fiscal year to oversee the implementation of the wind-down process and the expected dates of completion for each work program task. FCFA staff has completed much of the required inventory identification and equipment valuation and has engaged an actuary to carry out the necessary analysis of pension liabilities.
In addition, a separate process will occur between the remaining FCFA member agencies of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach to determine the desired level of fire and emergency medical services and funding needs for the respective communities. The discussions, led by the City Managers of the two cities, will include negotiations regarding potential modification or dissolution of the JPA and various options for consideration of contract service delivery. Staff will share regular updates with the City Council and will bring an agenda item on the status of this process to the Council this fall for input and direction, with an anticipated completion in early 2023, before completion of the wind down process required by the Third Amendment.
ALTERNATIVES:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Receive an update on the results of the Oceano Fire Tax Measure A-22 and the wind down process as defined by the Third Amendment to the Five Cities Fire Authority Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement; or
2. Provide other direction to staff.
Item 11.a.
City Council
Receive an Update Regarding the Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA), the Results of the Oceano Fire Tax Measure A-22, and the Process for a Wind-Down Period as Defined by the Third Amendment to the FCFA Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement August 9, 2022
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
No environmental review is required for this item.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS:
The Agenda was posted at City Hall and on the City’s website in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2.
Attachments:
1. July 15, 2022 FCFA Staff Report with Third Amendment
ATTACHMENT 1
Item 11.b.
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: Bill Robeson, Assistant City Manager / Public Works Director BY: Shane Taylor, Utilities Manager
SUBJECT: 2021 Annual Report for the Northern Cities Management Area DATE: August 9, 2022
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
The Annual Report presents an assessment of groundwater conditions in the Northern Cities Management Area portion of the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin based on data collected during the 2021 calendar year. The document satisfies a requirement of the “Stipulation and Judgment After Trial” for the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin Adjudication. This document is also useful for those wishing to better understand the groundwater basin used by the cities of Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Pismo Beach, and the Oceano Community Services District. No action other than receiving and filing the document is recommended at this time.
IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
Expenditures associated with the 2021 Annual Report in the amount of $110,600 are budgeted in the Water Fund, which is paid as part of water rates.
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file the 2021 Northern Cities Management Area (NCMA) Annual Report.
BACKGROUND:
NCMA Annual Report
A 2008 California Superior Court Judgment After Trial (Judgment) adjudicated the rights to the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin (SMGB) to various parties. That ruling established three management areas within the SMGB, including the Northern Cities Management Area (NCMA), the Nipomo Mesa Management Area (NMMA) and the Santa Maria Valley Management Area (SMVMA). The City of Arroyo Grande is part of the NCMA, along with the Cities of Grover Beach and Pismo Beach and the Oceano Community Services District. Further, the Judgment mandated that “a monitoring program be established in each of the three Management Areas to collect and analyze data regarding water supply
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and demand conditions,” and an annual report be filed with the Court within 120 days after the end of each calendar year.
In 2009, a technical group of the NCMA jurisdictions was formed to meet on a monthly basis to coordinate water sampling and preparation of the annual report required by the Court’s ruling in the SMGB Adjudication. The NCMA Technical Group jointly selects consultants to provide engineering and water resource technical services in order to meet the Court ordered requirements for the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin, as well as for overall water resource planning.
Through the NCMA Technical Group (NCMA TG), member agencies work together to manage the SMGB and meet the annual reporting requirements of the Judgment. The 2021 NCMA Annual Report, prepared by GSI Water Solutions, Inc. (GSI), was filed with the Court in April 2022 after being reviewed by the City’s special water counsel.
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES:
NCMA Annual Report
The 2005 Stipulation, later affirmed in the 2008 Judgment, for the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin Adjudication requires that each of the monitoring areas, identified in the adjudication, develop a monitoring program that is sufficient to determine:
Land and water uses in the basin;
Sources of supply to meet those uses;
Groundwater conditions (including water levels and water quality); Amount of disposition of developed water supplies; and Amount of disposition of other sources of water supply in the NCMA.
The Stipulation additionally requires that each of the Management Areas prepare an annual report, to be submitted to the Court, which summarizes the results of the monitoring program, changes in groundwater supplies, and any threats to groundwater supplies.
In 2009, the NCMA TG selected Todd Engineers to initiate the NCMA monitoring program, which included collection of water quality samples from coastal sentry wells, and to begin development of the 2009 NCMA Annual Report. GEI Consulting Engineers and Scientists performed the monitoring and prepared reports for 2010 - 2012, Fugro Consultants for 2013 - 2015, and GSI since 2016; all of which have been successfully submitted to the Court.
The NCMA TG is currently facilitated by Water Systems Consulting, Inc. (WSC).
Together, the NCMA TG and WSC hired GSI to compile the data gathered during quarterly groundwater monitoring and to create the 2021 NCMA Annual Report. A copy of the full report is provided in Attachment 1 and is available for public viewing at the Arroyo Grande Public Works Corporation Yard, 1375 Ash Street, and on the City’s
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2021 Annual Report for the Northern Cities Management Area August 9, 2022
website at https://www.arroyogrande.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/908. The following list is a summary of the report’s highlights and important information:
1. During 2021, water elevations generally declined slightly throughout most of the NCMA.
2. The total water used in the NCMA in 2021 (surface, State water, groundwater, and other water), including applied irrigation and private pumping by rural water uses, was 8,658 acre feet (AF), compared to 8,577 AF in 2020, and is summarized below in Table 1. Total groundwater pumping was 3,344 AF, which is 35% of the 9,500 AF safe yield. Safe yield is the rate at which groundwater can be withdrawn without causing long-term decline of water levels and/or water quality.
Table 1
Total Water Used in the NCMA in 2021 in Acre-Feet (AF)
Lake Lopez State Water
Ground
Water
Other
Supplies Total
Arroyo Grande 2,158 0 129 20 2,307
Grover Beach 795 0 482 0 1,277
Pismo Beach 406 1,302 63 0 1,771
OCSD 163 470 85 0 718
Total Urban Use 3,522 1,772 759 0 6,073
Applied Irrigation 0 0 2,457 0 2,457
Rural Water Users 0 0 82 0 82
Non-potable
Irrigation by
Arroyo Grande
0 0 46 0 46
Grand Total Used 3,522 1,772 3.344 20 8,658
During the last 10 years, ground water pumping has been at 30% - 40% of the safe yield, however, water elevations throughout the area declined by several feet, with some areas finishing the year with water elevations below sea level. Typically, when pumping is less than the yield of an aquifer, the remaining volume of groundwater results in increased groundwater in storage, which is then manifested by rising water levels. The current condition, with groundwater pumping at 35% of the safe yield and declining water elevations, illustrates the impacts of the ongoing dry conditions that have reduced recharge.
3. During 2021, there were no indications of seawater intrusion.
4. Rainfall for the 2021 calendar year was approximately 85% of the long-term average rainfall, with 13.2 inches of rain.
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5. The deep well index started 2021 above the trigger value of 7.5, with an index value of 9.28 in January 2021. In October 2021, the deep well index dropped to
6.64. The impact of the deep well index going below the 7.5 level is that if there are 6 consecutive quarters below the 7.5 level, this is a water restriction trigger equivalent to Lopez Lake dropping to 15,000 acre feet.
Based on the findings of this report, the fragile health of the basin is illustrated by water elevations at just a few feet above sea level, coupled with the formation of a pumping depression in the Cienega Valley just west of the NCMA/NMMA boundary, which indicates that the basin has very little ability to withstand droughts, increases in regional pumping, or any other changes that reduces recharge, either directly or through subsurface inflow from the east (Nipomo Mesa).
ALTERNATIVES:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Receive and file the 2021 NCMA Annual Report; or
2. Provide other direction to staff.
ADVANTAGES:
The NCMA Annual Report is required by the Judgment entered in the Santa Maria Groundwater Adjudication and includes important monitoring information pertinent to the City’s groundwater supply.
DISADVANTAGES:
No disadvantages have been identified.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
No environmental review is required for this item.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS:
The Agenda was posted at City Hall and on the City’s website in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2.
Attachments:
1. NCMA 2021 Annual Report
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Northern Cities Management Area Technical Group
Northern Cities Management Area
2021 Annual Monitoring Report
Prepared for
City of Arroyo Grande City of Grover Beach Oceano Community Services District City of Pismo Beach
April 13, 2022
Prepared by:
GSI Water Solutions, Inc.
5855 Capistrano Avenue, Suite C, Atascadero, CA 93422
ATTACHMENT 1
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Northern Cities Management Area
2021 Annual Monitoring Report
This report was prepared by the staff of GSI Water Solutions, Inc., in collaboration with GEI Consultants, Inc., under the supervision of professionals whose signatures appear below. The findings or professional opinions were prepared in accordance with generally accepted professional engineering and geologic practice.
Paul A. Sorensen, PG, CHg
Principal Hydrogeologist
Project Manager
Nathan R. Page, PG
Managing Hydrogeologist
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Contents
Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Groundwater Conditions ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Groundwater Levels ......................................................................................................................................... 1 Change in Groundwater in Storage ................................................................................................................. 2 Groundwater Quality ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Water Supply and Production/Deliveries ............................................................................................................ 3 Threats to Water Supply ....................................................................................................................................... 4 SECTION 1: Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 History of Litigation .................................................................................................................................. 7
1.2 Description of the NCMA Technical Group ........................................................................................... 10
1.3 NCMA TG Mission Statement ................................................................................................................ 11
1.4 Coordination with Management Areas ................................................................................................. 11
1.5 Development of Monitoring Program .................................................................................................... 12
1.6 Groundwater Monitoring Network ......................................................................................................... 12
1.7 Recent and Ongoing Strategic Initiatives ............................................................................................. 16
1.7.1 Strategic Plan .................................................................................................................................. 16
1.7.2 Central Coast Blue .......................................................................................................................... 16
1.7.3 Phase 1 Groundwater Model ......................................................................................................... 17
1.7.4 Airborne Electromagnetic Survey .................................................................................................. 17 SECTION 2: Basin Setting ....................................................................................................................................... 19
2.1 Setting ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
2.2 Precipitation ........................................................................................................................................... 19
2.3 Evapotranspiration ................................................................................................................................. 23
2.4 Geology and Hydrogeology .................................................................................................................... 23
2.5 Groundwater Flow .................................................................................................................................. 24 SECTION 3: Groundwater Conditions .................................................................................................................... 27
3.1 Groundwater Levels ............................................................................................................................... 27
3.1.1 Groundwater Level Contour Maps ................................................................................................. 27
3.1.2 Historical Water Level Trends ........................................................................................................ 30
3.1.3 Sentry Wells and the Deep Well Index .......................................................................................... 30
3.2 Change in Groundwater in Storage ....................................................................................................... 43
3.3 Water Quality .......................................................................................................................................... 47
3.3.1 Quarterly Groundwater Monitoring ................................................................................................ 47
3.3.2 Analytical Results Summary ........................................................................................................... 50 SECTION 4: Water Supply and Production/Delivery ............................................................................................. 57
4.1 Water Supply .......................................................................................................................................... 57
4.1.1 Lopez Lake ...................................................................................................................................... 57
4.1.2 State Water Project ........................................................................................................................ 59
4.1.3 Groundwater ................................................................................................................................... 61
4.1.4 Developed Water ............................................................................................................................ 63
4.1.5 Other Supplies ................................................................................................................................ 64
4.1.6 Total Water Supply Availability ....................................................................................................... 64
4.2 Water Use ............................................................................................................................................... 67
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4.2.1 Agricultural Water Supply Requirements ...................................................................................... 67
4.2.2 Rural Use ......................................................................................................................................... 75
4.2.3 Urban Production for Potable Use ................................................................................................. 76
4.2.4 2021 Groundwater Pumpage ........................................................................................................ 76
4.2.5 Changes in Water Production ........................................................................................................ 79 SECTION 5: Comparison of Water Supply and Water Production ........................................................................ 83 SECTION 6: Threats to Water Supply ..................................................................................................................... 85
6.1 Threats to Local Groundwater Supply ................................................................................................... 85
6.1.1 Declining Water Levels ................................................................................................................... 85
6.1.2 Seawater Intrusion ......................................................................................................................... 85
6.2 Threats to State Water Project Supply .................................................................................................. 90
6.3 Threats to Lopez Lake Water Supply .................................................................................................... 90 SECTION 7: Management Activities ....................................................................................................................... 91
7.1 Strategic Plan ......................................................................................................................................... 91
7.1.1 Purpose and Background ............................................................................................................... 91
7.1.2 Mission Statement ......................................................................................................................... 91
7.1.3 Objectives of the NCMA TG ............................................................................................................ 91
7.1.4 Strategic Initiatives and Implementation Plan .............................................................................. 92
7.2 Management Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 92
7.2.1 Share Groundwater Resources and Manage Pumping ................................................................ 93
7.2.2 Enhance Management of NCMA Groundwater ............................................................................. 94
7.2.3 Monitor Supply and Demand and Share Information .................................................................. 95
7.2.4 Manage Groundwater Levels and Prevent Seawater Intrusion ................................................... 98
7.2.5 Protect Groundwater Quality ....................................................................................................... 100
7.2.6 Manage Cooperatively ................................................................................................................. 101
7.2.7 Encourage Water Conservation .................................................................................................. 102
7.2.8 Evaluate Alternative Sources of Supply ..................................................................................... 107 SECTION 8: References ....................................................................................................................................... 109 Tables
Table 1. NCMA TG Representatives ...................................................................................................................... 10 Table 2. Lopez Lake (SLOFCWCD Zone 3 Contractors) Water Allocations (AFY) ................................................ 57 Table 3. Lopez Lake Municipal Diversion LRRP Reduction Strategy .................................................................. 58 Table 4. Lopez Lake Downstream Release LRRP Reduction Strategy ................................................................ 58 Table 5. Lopez Lake Deliveries, 2021 ................................................................................................................... 59 Table 6. NCMA SWP Deliveries, 2021 ................................................................................................................... 60 Table 7. NCMA Groundwater Entitlement and Production from Santa Maria Groundwater Basin, 2021 ....... 63 Table 8. Baseline (Full Entitlement) Available Urban Water Supplies (AFY) ....................................................... 64 Table 9. Available Urban Water Supply, 2021 ...................................................................................................... 65 Table 10. NCMA Crop Acreages and Calculated Evapotranspiration, 2021 ...................................................... 69
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Table 11. Flow Terms Used in Root Zone Routing for IDC Model ....................................................................... 70 Table 12. IDC Model Results of Monthly Applied Water, 2021 ........................................................................... 73 Table 13. Estimated Rural Water Production, 2021 ............................................................................................ 75 Table 14. Historical Urban Water Production for Potable Use (Groundwater and Surface Water) ................... 76 Table 15. NCMA Groundwater Pumpage from Santa Maria Groundwater Basin, 2021 (AF) ............................ 77 Table 16. Historical Total Water Use (Groundwater and Surface Water, AF) ..................................................... 79 Table 17. Water Production by Source, 2021 (AF) ............................................................................................... 83 Figures
Figure 1. Santa Maria Groundwater Basin ............................................................................................................. 8 Figure 2. Northern Cities Management Area .......................................................................................................... 9 Figure 3. Locations of Monitoring Wells ................................................................................................................ 14 Figure 4. Depths of Monitoring Wells .................................................................................................................... 15 Figure 5. Annual Precipitation 1950 to 2021 ...................................................................................................... 20 Figure 6. Location of Precipitation Stations .......................................................................................................... 21 Figure 7. Monthly and Average Precipitation and Evapotranspiration ................................................................ 22 Figure 8. Groundwater Elevation Contours Spring 2021 ..................................................................................... 28 Figure 9. Groundwater Elevation Contours Fall 2021 ......................................................................................... 29 Figure 10. Selected Hydrographs .......................................................................................................................... 31 Figure 11. Sentry Well Hydrographs ...................................................................................................................... 32 Figure 12. Hydrograph of Deep Well Index Elevation ........................................................................................... 35 Figure 13. Water Elevation, Conductivity, and Temperature, Well 24B03 ......................................................... 36 Figure 14. Water Elevation, Conductivity, and Temperature, Well 30F03 ......................................................... 37 Figure 15. Water Elevation, Conductivity, and Temperature, Well 30N02 ......................................................... 38 Figure 16. Water Elevation, Conductivity, and Temperature, Well 36L01 ......................................................... 39 Figure 17. Water Elevation, Conductivity, and Temperature, Well 30N02 ......................................................... 40 Figure 18. Water Elevation, Conductivity, and Temperature, Well 32C03 ......................................................... 41 Figure 19. Change in Groundwater Elevation, Deep Aquifer System, April 2020 to April 2021 ....................... 44 Figure 20. Change in Groundwater Elevation, Alluvial Aquifer, April 2020 to April 2021 ................................. 45 Figure 21. Chloride Concentrations in Monitoring Wells ..................................................................................... 48 Figure 22. Total Dissolved Solids Concentrations in Monitoring Wells ............................................................... 49 Figure 23. Piper Diagrams of Water Quality in Select Monitoring Wells (4-page figure, one for each quarter) ................................................................................................................................................................................. 52
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Figure 24. Locations of Municipal Production Wells ............................................................................................ 62 Figure 25. NCMA Agricultural Land 2021 ............................................................................................................. 68 Figure 26. 2021 NCMA Estimated Agricultural Water Demand and Monthly Precipitation at the SLO No. 795 Gauge ...................................................................................................................................................................... 72 Figure 27. Municipal Water Use by Source ........................................................................................................... 78 Figure 28. Total Water Use (Urban, Rural, Agricultural) by Source ..................................................................... 80 Figure 29. Historical TDS, Chloride, and Sodium, Index Wells and 30N03 ........................................................ 87 Figure 30. Historical TDS, Chloride, and Sodium, Wells 30N02, MW-Blue, and 36L01 .................................... 88 Appendix
Appendix A NCMA Sentry Well Water Level and Water Quality Data
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
2021 Annual Report Northern Cities Management Area 2021 Annual Monitoring Report AFY acre-feet per year
Arroyo Grande City of Arroyo Grande
ATF advanced treatment facility
APW advanced purified water
CIMIS California Irrigation Management Information System County San Luis Obispo County
CSA County Service Area
CUP Consumptive Use Program
DDW Division of Drinking Water
Delta Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
DRI Desert Research Institute
DWR California Department of Water Resources
ET evapotranspiration
Grover Beach City of Grover Beach
gpcd gallons per capita daily
IDC 2015 Integrated Water Flow Model Demand Calculator
ILRP Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program
IRWMP Integrated Regional Water Management Plan
IWFM 2015 Integrated Water Flow Model
LRRP Low Reservoir Response Plan
NAVD 88 North American Vertical Datum of 1988
NCMA Monitoring
Program
Monitoring Program for the Northern Cities Management Area NCMA Northern Cities Management Area
Nipomo station Nipomo Station (No. 202)
NMMA Nipomo Mesa Management Area
NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service
Oceano CSD Oceano Community Services District
OCSD Oceano Community Services District
PE Professional Engineer
PG&E Pacific Gas & Electric
Pismo Beach City of Pismo Beach
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RWFPS Recycled Water Facility Planning Study
SGMA Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
SLOFCWCD County of San Luis Obispo Flood Control and Water Conservation District SMGB Santa Maria River Valley Groundwater Basin
SMGBMA Santa Maria Groundwater Basin Management Area
SMVMA Santa Maria Valley Management Area
SSLOCSD South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District SWP California State Water Project
SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board
TDS total dissolved solids
TG NCMA Technical Group
TAG Technical Advisory Group
UWMP Urban Water Management Plan
WRAC Water Resources Advisory Committee
WSCP Water Shortage Contingency Plan
WWTP wastewater treatment plant
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Executive Summary
The 2021 Annual Monitoring Report for the Northern Cities Management Area (NCMA) (Annual Report) is prepared pursuant to the requirements of the 2005 Stipulation for the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin Adjudication (2005 Stipulation) and the January 25, 2008 Judgment After Trial (2008 Judgment). This 2021 Annual Report provides an assessment of hydrologic conditions for the NCMA based on data collected during the calendar year of record. As specified in the Judgment, the NCMA agencies, consisting of the City of Arroyo Grande, City of Grover Beach, City of Pismo Beach, and Oceano Community Services District (OCSD), regularly monitor groundwater in the NCMA and analyze other data pertinent to water supply and demand, including the following:
Land and water use in the Santa Maria River Valley Groundwater Basin (SMGB or basin) Sources of supply to meet water demand
Groundwater conditions (including water levels and water quality) Amount and disposition of NCMA water supplies that are not groundwater Results of the data compilation and analysis for calendar year 2021 are documented and discussed in this 2021 Annual Report.
Groundwater Conditions
During 2021, water elevations generally decreased slightly in the NCMA portion of the SMGB in response to below-average rainfall in 2021. The relatively minor decrease in water levels throughout most of the area, despite the below-average rainfall conditions, is less than would be expected given the recent rainfall patterns.
That the impacts are not greater is attributed to ongoing efforts by all NCMA agencies to minimize groundwater extraction and maximize surface water supply sources while maintaining the water conservation practices and requirements brought on by the current drought.
Groundwater Levels
The greatest threat to the groundwater supply in the area is seawater intrusion. An indicator of whether the NCMA agencies and other stakeholders are successfully averting the threat of seawater intrusion is the groundwater elevation in the NCMA sentry wells near the coastline. The average water elevations of three sentry wells—24B03, 30F03, and 30N02–make up a Deep Well Index. This index was developed by the NCMA in 2007 to gauge the ability of the aquifer to withhold potential landward migration of seawater. A Deep Well Index value above 7.5 feet North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD 88)1 generally indicates that sufficient freshwater flow occurs from the east to the coastline to prevent seawater intrusion. History has shown that a prolonged period in which the Deep Well Index level is below 7.5 feet develops groundwater conditions that pose a risk of seawater intrusion. The following are evaluations of groundwater levels through the seasons in calendar year 2021.
Spring 2021. In the mostly urbanized areas north of Arroyo Grande Creek, groundwater is extracted from the deep groundwater aquifers of the Paso Robles Formation and the Careaga Sand. The water elevation contours in the deep aquifer system in spring of 2021 generally showed a westerly to southwesterly 1 Note that NAVD 88 is 2.72 feet lower than mean sea level, as recorded at the Port San Luis tide station datum (available at https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/datums.html?id=9412110); however, for the purposes of this report it will be referred to as sea level.
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groundwater flow (see Figure 8, on page 28). These groundwater flow gradients and positive (above mean sea level) groundwater elevations are developed and maintained primarily because the NCMA agencies have managed this portion of the basin through cooperative water management and conservation efforts.
The proactive management of the basin and collaborative efforts by the agencies was necessary to respond to lower water levels in the Deep Well Index more than a decade ago. The combined NCMA efforts are to ensure that fresh groundwater flow to the ocean continues to create a barrier to seawater intrusion.
April 2021 groundwater elevations in the deep aquifer system main production zone along the coast ranged from 7.0 to 9.0 feet above sea level. In the southernmost portion of the area, the groundwater elevations, flow, and gradient are less well known because there are only a limited number of wells and point sources of water level data. The groundwater gradient and flow in this area are generally inferred on the basis of historical records and trends as well as water level data from the Nipomo Mesa Management Area (NMMA) farther east.
The Cienega Valley is in the central area of the NCMA, generally south of Arroyo Grande Creek. All known groundwater pumping in this area is from the relatively shallow (less than 100 feet deep) alluvial aquifer.
Agricultural groundwater production typically results in seasonal drawdown of the alluvial aquifer in the valley. Groundwater elevations in the alluvial aquifer in the Cienega Valley were in the range of below 0 feet to more than 30 feet above sea level in spring 2021. These data show a general decrease in alluvial groundwater elevations from April 2020 to April 2021. Spring 2021 alluvial groundwater elevations showed a subdued pumping trough in the Cienega Valley, with groundwater elevations generally below sea level in the center of the depression.
Fall 2021. Groundwater level contours for October 2021 are presented in Figure 9, on page 29.
Groundwater elevations in the alluvial aquifer within the Cienega Valley in October 2021 were 1 to 14 feet lower than elevations at the start of the irrigation season in April 2021, which is a typical seasonal response to the irrigation season. These conditions are consistent with the pumping depressions observed historically during the fall in the Cienega Valley. The alluvial groundwater elevation in the pumping depression in October 2021, at 11.6 feet below sea level, was 2.8 feet higher than in October 2020.
October 2021 groundwater elevations in the deep aquifer system main production zone along the coast ranged from 3.8 to 7.0 feet above sea level.
Deep Wells. In 2021, the Deep Well Index started the year above the 7.5-foot threshold value with an index number in January of more than 9 feet. It continued to rise, reached a high of nearly 10 feet during February, and then began to decline. The index value dropped below the 7.5-foot trigger value by July and continued to fall to a low point of just over 6 feet in late October. A slow recovery occurred through November, followed by a more rapid recovery in December, coincident with above average monthly rainfall received in December. The index value continued to rise throughout the end of the year and finished 2021 at about 9 feet above sea level.
NCMA/NMMA Boundary. The water elevation in the San Luis Obispo County monitoring well (Well 32C03), which was installed to monitor aquifer conditions along the NCMA/NMMA boundary, typically exhibits regular seasonal fluctuations. As in 2020, the water elevation in the well remained above sea level throughout all of 2021, in contrast to the 2013 through 2016 period when the water levels in the NCMA/NMMA boundary area typically dropped below sea level in August and remained at a low elevation until early October.
Change in Groundwater in Storage
The change in groundwater in storage in the NCMA portion of the SMGB between April 2020 and April 2021 is estimated by comparing water level contour maps created for these periods and calculating the volume change from April 2020 to April 2021. Separate estimates of change in groundwater in storage were computed for both the deep aquifer system and for the alluvial aquifer and then summed to represent the total NCMA
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estimated change in groundwater in storage. Comparison of April water levels was chosen to comply with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) reporting requirements under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).2
A decrease of groundwater in storage is a reflection of a net decrease in water levels across the aquifer. During the period of April 2020 to April 2021, the NCMA portion of the SMGB experienced a net decrease of groundwater in storage. The net decrease in groundwater levels represented a decrease of groundwater in storage from April 2020 to April 2021 of approximately 1,400 acre-feet (AF); that is, there was approximately 1,400 AF less groundwater stored in the NCMA portion of the SMGB in April 2021 than in April 2020.
Groundwater Quality
Analytical results of key water quality data (chloride, total dissolved solids [TDS], and sodium) in 2021 were generally consistent with historical concentrations and observed ranges of constituent concentrations. In general, no water quality results were observed that are a cause of concern.
None of the water quality results from monitoring events throughout 2021 indicate an incipient episode or immediate threat of seawater intrusion. Water quality degradation through incipient seawater intrusion occurred in 2009 with measured elevated concentrations of TDS, sodium, and chloride in wells 30N02, 30N03, and MW-Blue, all of which are screened in the Paso Robles Formation. No indications of seawater intrusion have been observed in wells screened in the underlying Careaga Sand. Once TDS, sodium, and chloride concentrations declined in the sentry well groundwater following the 2009–2010 season, the location of the seawater-freshwater interface was unknown, although the interface apparently is and has remained at some distance offshore since the 2009–2010 season.
Water Supply and Production/Deliveries
Total water use in the NCMA in 2021 (including urban use by the NCMA agencies plus agricultural irrigation and private pumping by rural water users) was 8,658 AF. Of this amount, Lopez Lake deliveries were 3,522 AF, California State Water Project deliveries totaled 1,772 AF, and groundwater pumping from the NCMA portion of the SMGB accounted for approximately 3,344 AF. The City of Arroyo Grande produced 20 AF from its Pismo Formation wells, outside the SMGB, in 2021. The breakdown is shown in Table ES- 1 (following page).
Urban water use in 2021 among the NCMA agencies was 6,073 AF, a slight increase from 2020. Urban water use in the past 20 years has ranged from 5,476 AF (2016) to 8,982 AF (2007). There has been an overall decline in urban production since 2007, although there have been slight increases since the low point in 2016. The decline in pumpage since 2013 was in direct response to a statewide order by the governor to reduce the amount of water used in urban areas by 20 percent. That goal was achieved locally by conservation activities implemented by the NCMA agencies, and the relatively low urban water has been maintained since then.
2 On September 16, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a three-bill legislative package, composed of Assembly Bill 1739 (Dickinson), Senate Bill (SB) 1168 (Pavley), and SB 1319 (Pavley), collectively known as the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).
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Agricultural acreage in the NCMA portion of the SMGB has remained relatively constant for more than 20 years. Thus, the annual applied water requirement for agricultural irrigation has been relatively stable, although it varies with weather conditions. Acknowledging the variability resulting from weather conditions, agricultural applied water is not expected to change significantly given the relative stability of applied irrigation acreage and cropping patterns in the NCMA. Changes in rural domestic pumping have not been significant.
Table ES- 1. Water Production by Source (AF), 2021
Agency Lopez
Lake
State
Water
Project
SMGB
Groundwater
Other
Supplies1 Total
Urban Area
Arroyo Grande 2,158 0 129 20 2,307
Grover Beach 795 0 482 0 1,277
Pismo Beach 406 1,302 63 0 1,771
Oceano CSD 163 470 85 0 718
Urban Water Use
Total 3,522 1,772 759 20 6,073
Non-Urban Area
Agricultural Irrigation
Applied Water 0 0 2,457 0 2,457
Rural Water Users 0 0 82 0 82
Non-potable
Irrigation by Arroyo
Grande
0 0 46 0 46
Total 3,522 1,772 3,344 20 8,658
Notes
1 Other Supplies includes groundwater pumped from outside the NCMA boundaries.
AF = acre-feet CSD = Community Services District SMGB = Santa Maria Groundwater Basin Threats to Water Supply
Total groundwater pumping (urban, agriculture, and rural domestic) from the SMGB in the NCMA was 3,344 AF in 2021, which is 35 percent of the court-accepted3 9,500 acre-feet per year (AFY) long-term safe yield of the NCMA portion of the SMGB.
When pumping is less than the safe yield of an aquifer, groundwater in storage should generally increase and result in rising groundwater levels. As such, groundwater elevations throughout the NCMA portion of the SMGB should rise significantly if several consecutive years of groundwater pumping occurs at 30 to 40 percent of the safe yield, which has been the case in the NCMA for the past decade. However, as illustrated by the decline in groundwater levels during 2021, the data show that the aquifer is still in a 3 The calculated, consensus safe yield value of 9,500 AFY for the NCMA portion of the SMGB was included in the 2002 Settlement Agreement through affirmation of the 2001 Groundwater Management Agreement among the NCMA agencies, which is described in more detail in Section 1.1 of this report.
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tenuous position with respect to the threat of seawater intrusion. The fragile health of the aquifer is illustrated by water elevations at just a few feet above sea level, coupled with the formation of a pumping depression in the alluvial aquifer within the Cienega Valley just west of the NCMA/NMMA boundary.
According to the DWR Bulletin 63-3 report, both the Paso Robles Formation aquifer and the lower confined portion of the Cienega Valley alluvial aquifer are recharged primarily from subsurface groundwater inflow from the east, where the overlying confining layers are thin to non-existent (DWR, 1970). These recharge areas to the east include inland reaches of Arroyo Grande Valley and portions of Nipomo Mesa (DWR, 1970). The data indicate that the aquifer has little ability to withstand future droughts. Any increase in regional pumping, or any other changes that reduce recharge from the east will leave the NCMA with a serious groundwater deficit that threatens seawater intrusion. Historically, groundwater flowed from higher elevations inland westward towards the ocean, thereby acting to prevent seawater intrusion. In recent years, the well-documented pumping depression4 in the deep aquifer system near Black Lake Canyon within the NMMA appears to have reversed the groundwater gradient. The apparent development of a landward gradient in the southern portion of the NCMA, because of the pumping depression in the NMMA, likely reduces the historical recharge volume of subsurface inflow into the NCMA from Nipomo Mesa. This reduction of subsurface inflow to the NCMA creates conditions more likely to result in seawater intrusion in the NCMA and NMMA. During 2021, there were no indications of seawater intrusion but any increase of groundwater pumping or decrease in rainfall may quickly result in a greater risk of seawater intrusion. 4 As documented in NMMA annual reports, available at https://ncsd.ca.gov/resources/reports-by-subject. (Accessed March 9, 2021.)
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SECTION 1: Introduction
This Northern Cities Management Area 2021 Annual Monitoring Report (2021 Annual Report or Annual Report) summarizes hydrologic conditions for calendar year 2021 in the Northern Cities Management Area (NCMA) of the Santa Maria River Valley Groundwater Basin (SMGB or the basin) in San Luis Obispo County (County), California (Figure 1, on page 8). This report was prepared on behalf of four public agencies collectively referred to as the Northern Cities, which include the City of Arroyo Grande (Arroyo Grande), City of Grover Beach (Grover Beach), City of Pismo Beach (Pismo Beach), and the Oceano Community Services District (OCSD; Oceano CSD)5,6 (Figure 2, on page 9). These agencies, along with local landowners, the County, and the County of San Luis Obispo Flood Control and Water Conservation District (SLOFCWCD) have managed local surface water and groundwater resources since the late 1970s to preserve the long-term integrity of water supplies.
1.1 History of Litigation
The rights to pump groundwater from the SMGB have been in litigation (adjudication) since the late 1990s.
The physical solution set forth in the 2005 Stipulation for the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin Adjudication (2005 Stipulation) and the January 25, 2008, Judgment After Trial (2008 Judgment)7 established requirements and goals for the management of the entire SMGB. The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara (Court) established three separate management areas, including the NCMA, the Nipomo Mesa Management Area (NMMA), and the Santa Maria Valley Management Area (SMVMA). The Court mandated that each management area form a technical group to monitor the groundwater conditions of its area, to continuously assess the hydrologic conditions of each area, and to prepare an annual report each year to provide the Court with a summary of the previous year’s conditions, actions, and threats.
The requirements for the annual report, as directed by the Court in the 2005 Stipulation (June 30, 2005, version, paragraph IV.D.3), are as follows:
Within one hundred and twenty days after each Year end, the Management Area Engineers will file an Annual Report with the Court. The Annual Report will summarize the results of the Monitoring Program, changes in groundwater supplies, and any threats to Groundwater supplies. The Annual Report shall also include a tabulation of Management Area water use, including Imported Water availability and use, Return Flow entitlement and use, other Developed Water availability and use, and Groundwater use. Any Stipulating Party may object to the Monitoring Program, the reported results, or the Annual Report by motion.
This 2021 Annual Report satisfies the requirements of the Court. The annual report for each calendar year (January 1 to December 31) is submitted to the Court by April 30 of the following calendar year, pursuant to the 2005 Stipulation. As a result of legislation passed by the State of California related to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) that requires submittal of annual reports and supporting information and data for each adjudicated groundwater basin by April 1 of each year, the 2021 Annual Report is also published to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) adjudicated basin reporting website.8 5 Each agency may also be individually referred to as an NCMA agency. 6 Portions of Arroyo Grande and Pismo Beach extend outside the NCMA. 7 Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District v. City of Santa Maria, et al., Case #1-97-CV-770214 Filing #G-79046. (Cal., 2015).
8 The link to the reporting system is available on this DWR page: https://water.ca.gov/Programs/GroundwaterManagement/SGMA-Groundwater-Management/Adjudicated-Areas.
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Cities
Management
Area
San Luis Obispo County
Santa Barbara County
£¤101
Nipomo Mesa
Management
Area
Santa Maria
Valley
Management Area
Date: January 28, 2020
Data Sources:
LEGEND
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Nipomo Mesa Management Area
Santa Maria Valley Management Area
Santa Maria Groundwater Basin (DWR 2019)
County Borders
Santa Maria Groundwater Basin
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Date: February 26, 2020
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The collaborative water supply management approach of the NCMA agencies was recognized by the Court in the 2001 Groundwater Management Agreement (which was based on the 1983 Gentlemen’s Agreement), formalized in the Settlement Agreement Between Northern Cities, Northern Cities Landowners, and Other Parties (2002 Settlement Agreement or Settlement Agreement) and incorporated in the 2005 Stipulation. On June 30, 2005, the 2005 Stipulation, which included the 2002 Settlement Agreement, was agreed upon by numerous parties, including the NCMA agencies. The approach then was adopted by the Court in its 2008 Judgment. Although appeals to that decision were filed, a subsequent decision by the Sixth Appellate District (filed November 21, 2012) upheld the Judgment. On February 13, 2013, the Supreme Court of California denied a petition to review the decision.
Pursuant to the Court’s continuing jurisdiction, Arroyo Grande, Pismo Beach, and Grover Beach filed a motion on September 29, 2015, requesting that the Court impose moratoriums on certain water extraction and use by stipulating parties within the NMMA. Judge Kirwan denied the motion without prejudice. He did, however, order the parties to meet and confer to address the issues raised in the motion. The meet and confer process continued throughout 2021 through continuation of the case management conference process and a motion to appoint a technical advisor to the Court, which resulted in Court selection of a technical advisor. The order by the Court precipitated a series of meetings and collaborative actions between the NCMA and NMMA agencies, including the tentative formation of a Seawater Intrusion Working Group (now inactive) to discuss the threat and potential solutions for possible seawater intrusion.
1.2 Description of the NCMA Technical Group
Pursuant to a requirement in the 2005 Stipulation, the NCMA Technical Group (TG) was formed (Paragraph IV.C and Paragraph VII). The TG is composed of representatives of each of the NCMA agencies, as listed in Table 1.
Table 1. NCMA TG Representatives
Agency Representative
City of Arroyo Grande
Bill Robeson
Public Works Director
Shane Taylor
Utilities Manager
City of Grover Beach
Gregory A. Ray, PE
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
R.J. (Jim) Garing, PE
Consulting City Engineer for Water and Sewer
City of Pismo Beach Benjamin A. Fine, PE
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Oceano CSD
Will Clemens
General Manager
Tony Marracino
Utility Systems Supervisor
Notes
CSD = Community Services District PE = Professional Engineer
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The NCMA TG contracts with Water Systems Consulting, Inc. (WSC), to serve as staff extension to assist the TG in its roles and responsibilities in managing the water supply resources. The TG also contracts with GSI Water Solutions, Inc., and its subconsulting partner, GEI Consultants, Inc., to conduct the quarterly groundwater monitoring and sampling tasks, evaluate water demand and available supply, identify threats to water supply, and assist the TG in preparation of the annual report.
1.3 NCMA TG Mission Statement
The NCMA TG developed the following mission statement to help guide ongoing initiatives and to capture the requirements outlined in the 2002 Groundwater Management Agreement, 2002 Settlement Agreement, 2005 Stipulation, and 2008 Judgment:
Preserve and enhance the sustainability of water supplies for the Northern Cities Area by:
Enhancing supply reliability
Protecting water quality
Maintaining cost-effective water supplies
Advancing the legacy of cooperative water resources management Promoting conjunctive use
1.4 Coordination with Management Areas
Since 1983, management of the NCMA has been based on cooperative efforts of the four NCMA agencies in continuing collaboration with the County, SLOFCWCD, and other local and state agencies. Specifically, the NCMA agencies have jointly monitored and managed their groundwater production and, in cooperation with the SLOFCWCD, invested in surface water supplies to reduce dependence on groundwater pumping and protect the groundwater resource. In addition to the efforts discussed in this 2021 Annual Report, cooperative management occurs through many means, including communication by the NCMA agencies in their respective public meetings, participation in the SLOFCWCD Zone 39 Advisory Committee (related to the management and operation of Lopez Lake, which is described further in Section 4.1.1), and participation in the Water Resources Advisory Council (WRAC, the County-wide advisory panel on water issues). The NCMA agencies are active participants in current and ongoing integrated regional water management efforts and participated in preparation and adoption of the 2014 update of the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP). The IRWMP promotes integrated regional water management to ensure sustainable water uses, reliable water supplies, better water quality, environmental stewardship, efficient urban development, protection of agriculture, and a strong economy.
Since the 2008 Judgment, the NCMA TG has taken the lead in cooperative management of its management area. The NCMA TG has met monthly (at a minimum) for many years and continued to do so throughout 2021.
Based on the threat of COVID-19,10 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by the Governor of the State of California, all TG meetings after March 17, 2020, were conducted as a phone-in/web-based format. The TG also participates in the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin Management Area (SMGBMA) technical subcommittee, formed in 2009; however, no meetings of the SMGBMA were held in 2021. The purpose of the SMGBMA technical subcommittee is to coordinate efforts among the three management areas (NCMA, NMMA, SMVMA) such as sharing data throughout the year and during preparation of the annual report, 9 Flood Control Zone 3 (Lopez Project) is operated by SLOFCWCD to operate Lopez Reservoir for municipal and agricultural water supplies. It was established to operate the Lopez water supply system and is a wholesale supplier. The contractors in Zone 3 include the communities of Oceano, Grover Beach, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, and County Service Area 12 (including the Avila Beach area).
10 The abbreviation for coronavirus disease 2019.
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reviewing and commenting on technical work efforts of other management areas, standardizing monitoring protocols, considering projects and grant opportunities of joint interest and benefit, and sharing information and data among the managers of the three management areas.
The outcomes of the motion that Arroyo Grande, Pismo Beach, and Grover Beach filed on September 29, 2015 (see Section 1.1), include increased discussion and collaboration between the NCMA and NMMA. One of the initiatives was the formation of an NCMA-NMMA Management Coordination Committee that has met several times since 2018 to discuss items of mutual concern and develop strategies for addressing the concerns.
Another area of increased mutual collaboration between the NCMA and NMMA was the formation in 2016 of a technical team to collaboratively develop a single data set of water level data points as part of preparing a consistent set of semiannual water level contour maps for the NCMA and NMMA. Those efforts continued into and throughout 2021 and resulted in the development of consistent water level contouring (and enhanced understanding of groundwater conditions) throughout the NCMA and NMMA.
1.5 Development of Monitoring Program
The 2008 Judgment orders the stipulating parties to comply with all terms of the 2005 Stipulation. As specified in the Judgment and as outlined in the Monitoring Program for the Northern Cities Management Area (Todd Groundwater, Inc. [Todd], 2008) (NCMA Monitoring Program), the NCMA agencies are to conduct groundwater monitoring of wells in the NCMA. In accordance with requirements of the Judgment, the NCMA agencies collect and analyze data pertinent to water supply and demand, including the following:
Land and water use in the NCMA portion of the SMGB
Sources of supply to meet those uses
Groundwater conditions (including water levels and water quality) Amount and disposition of other sources of water supply in the NCMA The NCMA Monitoring Program requires that the NCMA agencies gather and compile pertinent information on a calendar-year basis; this is accomplished through data collected by NCMA agencies (including necessary field work), the SLOFCWCD, and by other public agencies. Periodic reports, such as Urban Water Management Plans (UWMPs) prepared by Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, and Pismo Beach, provide information about demand, supply, and water supply facilities. Annual data are added to the comprehensive NCMA database and analyzed. Results of the data compilation and analysis for 2021 are documented and discussed in this 2021 Annual Report.
As shown in Figure 1, on page 8, the NCMA represents the northernmost portion of the SMGB as defined in the 2005 Stipulation. Adjoining the NCMA to the south and east is the NMMA; the SMVMA encompasses the remainder of the SMGB. Figure 2, on page 9, shows the locations of the four NCMA agencies in the NCMA.
1.6 Groundwater Monitoring Network
The NCMA Monitoring Program includes (1) compilation of groundwater elevation data from the County, (2) water quality and groundwater elevation monitoring data from the network of sentry and monitoring wells in the NCMA, and (3) groundwater elevation data from municipal pumping wells. Analysis of these data is summarized below in accordance with the NCMA Monitoring Program (Todd, 2008) and as modified as additional well data and data sources have become available over the years.
Approximately 150 wells within the NCMA were monitored for water levels by the County at some time during the past few decades. The County currently monitors the water level in 50 wells within the NCMA on a semiannual basis in April and October. The County monitoring program includes four sentry well clusters
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(piezometers) along the coast, a four-well cluster in Oceano, and County Monitoring Well No. 3 (12N/35W32C03) (County Monitoring Well No. 3 [32C03]) located on the eastern NCMA boundary between the NCMA and NMMA (Figure 3, on page 14). The County monitors more than 125 additional wells in the NMMA portion of the SMGB within the County. Beginning in 2009, the NCMA agencies initiated a quarterly sentry well monitoring program to supplement the County’s semiannual schedule.
To monitor overall changes in groundwater conditions, representative wells within the NCMA were selected for preparation of hydrographs and evaluation of water level changes. Wells were selected based on the following criteria:
The wells must be part of the County’s current monitoring program or part of a public agency’s regular monitoring program.
Detailed location information must be available.
Construction details of the wells must be available.
The locations of the wells should have a wide geographic distribution. The historical record of water level data must be long and relatively complete.
Many of the wells that have been used in the program are production wells that were not designed for monitoring purposes (i.e., the wells are screened across various production zones). Moreover, many of the wells are active production wells or are located near active wells and are therefore potentially subject to localized pumping effects that result in measurements that are lower than the regionally representative water level. These effects are not always apparent at the time of measurement and data cannot easily be identified as representing static groundwater levels in specific zones (e.g., unconfined or deep confined to semiconfined). Therefore, data should be considered as a whole in developing a general representation of groundwater conditions.
The “sentry” wells (32S/12E-24Bxx, 32S/13E-30Fxx, 32S/13E-30Nxx, and 12N/36W-36Lxx) are a critical element of the groundwater monitoring network and are designed to provide an early warning system to identify potential seawater intrusion in the aquifer (Figure 3, on page 14). Each sentry well consists of a cluster of multiple wells that allows for the measurement of groundwater elevation and quality from discrete depths.
Also shown in Figure 3, on page 14, is the OCSD observation well cluster, a dedicated monitoring well cluster located just seaward of OCSD production well 8, and County Monitoring Well No. 3 (32C03). Figure 4, on page 15, shows the depth and well names of the sentry well clusters, the OCSD observation well cluster, and County Monitoring Well No. 3 (32C03).
Traditionally, the wells were divided into three basic depth categories including shallow, intermediate, and deep to describe the relative depths of each monitoring well within the cluster. The basic depth categories do not necessarily describe the geologic unit and relative depth of the unit that the screened portion of the well monitors. It is important, however, to recognize and identify the geologic unit that each well monitors. The water level responses and water quality changes are quite different in wells that monitor the shallow alluvial unit (24B01, 30F01, and 30N01), the Paso Robles Formation (24B02, 30F02, 30N02, 30N03, 36L01, OCSD MW-Green, OCSD MW-Blue, and 32C03), and the deeper Careaga Sand (24B03, 30F03, 36L02, OCSD MWSilver, and OCSD MW-Yellow). The significance of this level of differentiation will be studied more extensively in the future.
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Since the sentry well monitoring program began in 2009, 52 monitoring events have been conducted. These monitoring events include collection of synoptic groundwater elevation data and water quality samples for laboratory analysis.
1.7 Recent and Ongoing Strategic Initiatives
1.7.1 Strategic Plan
An NCMA Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan) was first developed in 2014 to provide the NCMA TG with a mission statement to guide future initiatives, provide a framework for identifying and communicating water resource planning goals and objectives, and formalize a 10-year work plan for implementation of those efforts. Several key objectives were identified related to enhancing water supply reliability, improving water resource management, and increasing effective public outreach. Implementation of these efforts continued throughout 2021.
Work began in 2019 to update the 2014 Strategic Plan, which was developed over a series of strategic planning sessions and NCMA TG meetings and culminated with the publication of the Strategic Plan for the NCMA TG in March 2020.
Several key strategies were identified by the TG for improving the sustainability of the water resource. Strategic initiatives were then developed for each key strategy. The TG then developed an implementation plan for the key strategies that includes current, short-term, and long-term time frames for initiatives that could be completed within 1 year, 5 years, and more than 5 years.
A more detailed description of the Strategic Plan is provided in Section 7.1.
1.7.2 Central Coast Blue
Central Coast Blue is a regional recycled water project with partner agencies consisting of Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach and Pismo Beach, with Pismo Beach serving as the lead agency. The OCSD and South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD) are not participating in Phase I of the project, however both agencies have expressed support of the project and are cooperating with the partner agencies. The project is in the design phase and will develop a sustainable, drought resilient water supply and help protect the SMGB.
The project consists of advanced treatment of effluent from the Pismo Beach wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Phase I and the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD) WWTP in Phase II (should it be deemed feasible and necessary) and injection of the purified water into the SMGB to reduce the risk of seawater intrusion and improve water supply sustainability for the region. Currently the water from both wastewater treatment plants is being treated and discharged to the ocean. Central Coast Blue will provide an opportunity to capture this lost water and use it to recharge the SMGB to create a drought-proof, sustainable water supply for the community by not only increasing the volume accessible in the aquifer but by also creating a barrier to prevent landward migration of seawater. Tasks related to the development of the project that were performed prior to and throughout 2021 include preliminary design, pilot plant operation and data collection, test injection well and monitoring well siting, construction, and testing, funding pursuits appropriation, cost/benefit sharing analysis, supplemental geophysics investigation, additional groundwater modeling with the Phase 1C model (see Section 1.7.3), and environmental review.
The intent of Central Coast Blue is to enable the partnering NCMA agencies to construct an advanced treatment facility (ATF) to produce advanced purified water (APW) to augment its water supply through injection to recharge the aquifer and develop a seawater intrusion barrier to improve water supply reliability for the area. In addition to the ATF—which will include microfiltration/ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet
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disinfection with advanced oxidation treatment processes—the project will include construction of conveyance pipelines as well as injection and monitoring wells to inject and monitor the APW in the groundwater basin.
1.7.3 Phase 1 Groundwater Model
As part of Central Coast Blue planning and technical studies, a localized groundwater flow model (the Phase 1A model) was developed for the northern portion of the NCMA. The Phase 1A model evaluated the concept of injecting APW into the SMGB to increase aquifer recharge, improve water supply reliability, and help prevent future occurrences of seawater intrusion (CHG, 2017). Based on the results of the Phase 1A model and through funding by the SSLOCSD Supplemental Environmental Program, work was initiated in 2017 and continued through 2020 for development of the Phase 1B groundwater flow model (Geoscience Support Services, 2019). The domain of the Phase 1B model covers the entire NCMA, NMMA, and the portion of the SMVMA north of the Santa Maria River.
The purpose of the Phase 1B model was to expand the Phase 1A model and use the expanded model to evaluate a series of groundwater injection and extraction scenarios to further support Central Coast Blue. The Phase 1B model has been used to (1) more completely understand the groundwater conditions of the NCMA portion of the SMGB, (2) understand the groundwater flow dynamics and components of the groundwater water balance of the aquifer, (3) identify the locations of the proposed injection wells, (4) quantify the amount of water that can be injected, (5) evaluate strategies for preventing seawater intrusion, and (6) develop estimates of the overall yield that the Central Coast Blue stakeholders will be able to receive from the project.
The Phase 1C Groundwater Model was developed in 2021, incorporating findings from the airborne electromagnetic survey (see Section 1.7.4) and from the constructed test injection well to provide information on the initial conditions for seawater intrusion within the model (Geoscience Support Services, 2021). Previous assumptions for the location of the seawater-freshwater interface in the nearshore and offshore portions of the aquifer were based on limited information from historical onshore water quality results (see Section 3.3).
The airborne electromagnetic survey provides a three-dimensional distribution model of salinity, or total dissolved solids (TDS), in the subsurface along the coast. This three-dimensional salinity model was used to estimate initial TDS concentrations in each model layer, including an estimation of the location of the seawater-freshwater interface (i.e., TDS concentration of 10,000 mg/L). The Phase 1C model is a refinement of the Phase 1B model. It has been used to gain an improved understanding of potential seawater intrusion under various predictive groundwater pumping and Central Coast Blue operation scenarios.
1.7.4 Airborne Electromagnetic Survey
In 2020, the City of Pismo Beach, through funding from the Proposition 1 Planning Grant Activities, contracted with Ramboll US Consulting, Inc., and SkyTEM Surveys to conduct airborne electromagnetic survey of a large portion of the NCMA portion of the SMGB utilizing the airborne electromagnetic method (AEM). The goal of the study is to acquire survey data to characterize and map subsurface geologic structures, define the variability of the resistivities found in the coastal zone, and gain an understanding of the offshore interface between the fresh and saline groundwater.
The SkyTEM airborne survey was flown in March 2020. Throughout 2020 and 2021, the acquired data were compiled and analyzed. The final report, which summarizes the airborne survey results and provides interpretation of the data, was delivered in January 2022 (Ramboll, 2022). The results of the study have generally enhanced understanding of groundwater flow within the SMGB and have been integral to the refinements incorporated into the Phase 1C Groundwater Model (see Section 1.7.3).
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SECTION 2: Basin Setting
2.1 Setting
The Tri-Cities Mesa11 in the northern portion of the NCMA is predominantly urban (residential/commercial).
The Cienega Valley, a low-lying coastal stream and valley regime, is the area south of Arroyo Grande Creek in the central part of the area and is predominantly agricultural. The southern and southwestern portions of the area are composed of beach dunes and small lakes primarily managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation as a recreational area and a sensitive species habitat.
2.2 Precipitation
Each year, climatological and hydrologic (stream flow) data for the NCMA are added to the NCMA database.
Annual precipitation from 1950 to 2021 is presented in Figure 5, on page 20.
Historical rainfall data are compiled on a monthly basis for the following two stations:12 DWR California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) Nipomo Station (No. 202) (Nipomo station) for 2006 to present
San Luis Obispo County-operated rain gauge (No. SLO 795) in Oceano for 2000 to present The locations of the two stations are shown in Figure 6, on page 21. In recent years, it was noted that the CIMIS Nipomo station may have been recording irrigation overspray as precipitation and the precipitation data from the station may not be reliable. However, the evapotranspiration data are still considered reliable. For this reason and because the DRI station was discontinued in 2017, the County-operated gauge (No. SLO 795) is the sole source of precipitation data used in this 2021 Annual Report. Figure 5, on page 20, is a composite graph combining data from the DRI and County stations and illustrating annual rainfall totals from available data from 1950 through 2021 (on a calendar-year basis). Average annual rainfall for the NCMA is approximately 15.6 inches.
Monthly rainfall and evapotranspiration (ET) for 2021 as well as average monthly historical rainfall and ET are presented in Figure 7, on page 22. During 2021, below-average rainfall occurred for 9 months and aboveaverage rainfall occurred during the other 3 months. The total for the year was 13.2 inches, more than 2 inches below the average annual rainfall for the area.
Figure 5, on page 20, illustrates annual rainfall and shows several multi-year drought cycles (e.g., 6 years, 1984 through 1990) followed by cycles of above-average rainfall (e.g., 7 years, 1991 through 1998). Except for 2010, the period 2007 through 2015 (8 years) experienced below-average annual rainfall indicating a dry hydrologic period. This pattern continued into late 2016, when the hydrologic pattern appeared to have broken the serious drought that the area (and state) had experienced for the previous 5 years. Annual rainfall totals since 2016 have shown normal fluctuations between wet and dry years, as illustrated in Figure 5, on page 20. 11 Tri-Cities Mesa is an upland physiographic feature covering approximately four square miles. It is a remnant of the deposition that was laid down, historically, by Pismo and Arroyo Grande Creeks. Older sand dunes now cover the area (DWR, 1970).
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2.3 Evapotranspiration
CIMIS maintains weather stations in locations throughout the state to provide real-time wind speed, humidity, and evapotranspiration data. The nearest CIMIS station to the NCMA is the Nipomo station (see Figure 6, on page 21). The Nipomo station has gathered data since 2006. While this station may have been subject to irrigation overspray in recent years (noted in Section 2.2, Precipitation, above), the apparent irrigation overspray does not have a significant impact on the measurements used for calculating ET. The monthly ET data for the Nipomo station is shown in Figure 7, on page 22, for 2021 and average conditions (over 10 years).
The ET rate affects recharge potential of rainfall and the amount of outdoor water use (irrigation).
2.4 Geology and Hydrogeology
The current understanding of the geologic framework and hydrogeologic setting is based on numerous previous investigations, particularly Woodring and Bramlette (1950), Worts (1951), Miller and Evenson (1966), DWR (1970, 1979, and 2002), Fugro (2015), Geoscience Support Services (2019 and 2021), and Ramboll (2022).
The NCMA overlies the northwest portion of the SMGB. There are two principal aquifers in the NCMA portion of the SMGB. Groundwater pumped from the sedimentary deposits that make up the main municipal production aquifer underlying the NCMA is derived from the Paso Robles Formation13 and the underlying Careaga Sand.14 The Paso Robles Formation and Careaga Sand aquifers together are referred to as the deep aquifer system in this report. All municipal pumping in the NCMA occurs on the Tri-Cities Mesa and is produced from the deep aquifer.
The second principal aquifer is the alluvial aquifer, consisting of Quaternary-age alluvial sediments of Arroyo Grande Creek, Los Berros Creek, and the Cienega Valley. All agricultural groundwater production in the Cienega Valley is presumed to be extracted from a lower, confined to semi-confined portion of the alluvial aquifer (DWR, 1970).
Several faults either cross or form the boundary of the NCMA, as identified by DWR (2002), Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E, 2014) (PG&E), and others. The Oceano Fault (USGS, 2006) trends northwest-southeast across the central portion of NCMA and has been extensively studied by PG&E (2014). Offshore, the Oceano Fault connects with the Hosgri and Shoreline fault systems several miles west of the coast. Onshore, the Oceano Fault consists of two mapped fault splays, including the main trace of the Oceano Fault as well as the Santa Maria River Fault, which diverges northward of the Oceano Fault through the Cienega Valley before trending into and across the Nipomo Mesa.
It is unknown the extent to which the Oceano and Santa Maria River faults impede groundwater flow within the deep aquifer system materials. However, movement on the faults, as mapped by PG&E (2014), may suggest a possible impediment to flow within the Careaga Sand and possibly the Paso Robles Formation.
PG&E (2014) suggests that the existence of the Santa Maria River Fault is “uncertain.” However, the water elevation contour maps of the NCMA (Figure 8, on page 28, and Figure 9, on page 29) (discussed in more 13 The Plio-Pleistocene-age Paso Robles Formation aquifer consists of unconsolidated deposits ranging from fine to coarse sand and gravel, silty to clayey sand and gravel, and fine to medium silty sand. Regionally, the formation is compartmentalized into two to five aquifers zones designated from top to bottom as the A to E Zones. These aquifer zones are separated by silt and clay confining beds near the coast and are generally merged inland (DWR, 1970). 14 The Pliocene-age Careaga Sand consists of unconsolidated to well-cemented calcareous coarse sand with gravel, fine to medium sand, and silty sand. The Careaga Sand is of marine origin (DWR, 1970).
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detail in Section 3.1.1) may suggest that the Santa Maria River Fault plays a potential, but unknown, role in groundwater flow across the NCMA.
The Wilmar Avenue Fault generally forms the northern boundary of the NCMA, apparently acting as a barrier to groundwater flow from the older consolidated materials north of the fault southward into the SMGB. There is no evidence, however, that the Wilmar Avenue Fault impedes alluvial flow in the Pismo Creek, Meadow Creek, or Arroyo Grande Creek alluvial valleys.
2.5 Groundwater Flow
The groundwater system of the NCMA has several sources of recharge including precipitation, agricultural return flow, seepage from stream flow, and subsurface inflow from adjacent areas. Precipitation-driven recharge is enhanced by several stormwater retention ponds in NCMA.15 According to the DWR Bulletin 63-3 report (DWR, 1970), both the Paso Robles Formation aquifer and the lower confined portion of the Cienega Valley alluvial aquifer are recharged primarily from subsurface groundwater inflow from the east, where the overlying confining layers are thin to nonexistent (DWR, 1970). These recharge areas to the east include inland reaches of Arroyo Grande Valley and portions of Nipomo Mesa (DWR, 1970). Groundwater quality data presented in DWR Bulletin 63-3 (DWR, 1970), and corroborated with data available through the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP), show evidence of recharge to the alluvial aquifer of the Cienega Valley from the Paso Robles Formation aquifer on the Nipomo Mesa.
However, this recharge mechanism appears to be slowing due to declining water levels on the Nipomo Mesa as documented in recent NMMA annual reports (see Section 6.1.1).
The deep aquifer system is also recharged to a lesser extent by percolation of direct precipitation and agricultural return flow on the Tri-Cities Mesa (DWR, 1970). In addition, some return flows occur from imported surface supply sources including Lopez Lake and the California State Water Project (SWP). Discharge in the region is dominated by groundwater production from pumping wells, but minor discharge certainly occurs through phreatophyte16 consumption and surface water outflow. Historically, groundwater elevations in wells throughout the NCMA and resulting hydraulic gradients show that subsurface outflow discharge occurs westward from the groundwater basin to the ocean. This subsurface outflow is an important control to limit the potential of seawater intrusion. This westward gradient and direction of groundwater flow still is prevalent throughout the northern portion of NCMA, although there is some evidence recently that the westward gradient may have reversed in the area south of Cienega Valley.
The following descriptions of the boundary conditions of the NCMA are derived primarily from Todd (2007).
The eastern boundary is coincident with the SLOFC&WCD Zone 3 management boundary and with the northwestern boundary of the NMMA. Aquifer materials of similar formation, provenance, and characteristics are present across most of this boundary, which allows subsurface flow to occur between the NCMA and NMMA.
The northern and northwestern boundary, established by the Court during the 2005 Stipulation, is coincident with the Wilmar Avenue Fault, which is located approximately along Highway 101 from Pismo Creek to the southeastern edge of the Arroyo Grande Valley. There is likely insignificant subsurface flow from the 15 Within their jurisdictions, Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach each maintain stormwater retention ponds; the SLOFCWCD maintains the stormwater system, including retention ponds, in OCSD. These ponds collect stormwater runoff, allowing the runoff to recharge the underlying aquifers. 16 A phreatophyte is a deep-rooted plant that obtains a significant portion of the water that it needs from the water table.
Phreatophytes are plants that are supplied with surface water or the upper portion of the near-surface water table and often have their roots constantly in touch with moisture.
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consolidated materials (primarily Pismo Formation) north of the Wilmar Avenue Fault across the boundary into the SMGB; however, basin inflow occurs within the underflow associated with alluvial valleys of Arroyo Grande and Pismo creeks.
The southern boundary of the NCMA is an east-west line, roughly located along the trend of Black Lake Canyon and perpendicular to the coastline. Historically, it appears that groundwater flow is typically roughly parallel to the boundary. This suggests that little to no subsurface inflow occurs across this boundary.
The western boundary of the NCMA follows the coastline from Pismo Creek in the north to Black Lake Canyon.
Given the generally westward groundwater gradient in the area, this boundary is the site of subsurface outflow and is an important impediment to seawater intrusion. However, the boundary is susceptible to seawater intrusion if groundwater elevations onshore decline, such as may be occurring seasonally in the southeast portion of NCMA along the boundary with NMMA.
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SECTION 3: Groundwater Conditions
3.1 Groundwater Levels
Groundwater elevation data are gathered from the network of wells throughout the NCMA to monitor the effects of groundwater use and recharge, and to monitor the threat of seawater intrusion. Over time, analysis of these groundwater elevation data has included development of groundwater surface contour maps, hydrographs, and an index of key sentry well water elevations. The historical groundwater elevation data are provided in Appendix A.
3.1.1 Groundwater Level Contour Maps
Contoured groundwater elevations for the spring (April 2021) and fall (October 2021) monitoring events, including data from the County monitoring program, are shown in Figure 8, on page 28, and Figure 9, on page 29, respectively. From an increased understanding of the groundwater basin aquifer system and to be consistent with recent work completed for the Phase 1B model, the groundwater elevation analysis was performed separately for each of the two principal aquifers. As described earlier (Section 2.4), the two principal aquifers are the deep aquifer (consisting of the Paso Robles Formation and the Careaga Sand) from which all municipal production is pumped, and the alluvial aquifer within the Cienega Valley, from which all agricultural production is pumped.
Groundwater level contours for April 2021 are presented in Figure 8, on page 28. Spring groundwater elevation contours in the deep aquifer system north of the Santa Maria River Fault show a westerly to southwesterly groundwater flow. The groundwater gradient and flow in the deep aquifer system in the southern portion of the NCMA are generally inferred on the basis of historical records, historical trends, and water level data from the NMMA farther east. This is due to the limited number of wells and water level data in the southernmost portion of the NCMA that is dominated by sensitive-species dunes and California State Parks land.
Spring groundwater contours in the alluvial aquifer exhibit a gradient and flow direction that generally follows the alignment of Arroyo Grande Creek. The alluvial groundwater contours also indicate an inflow of groundwater from the Los Berros Creek drainage (Figure 8, on page 28).
Agricultural groundwater pumping results in seasonal drawdown of the alluvial aquifer in the Cienega Valley south and east of Arroyo Grande Creek. As shown on Figure 8, on page 28, the April 2021 alluvial groundwater elevations in the Cienega Valley are in the range of below 0 feet to more than 30 feet North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD 88).17 Similar to April 2020, these data show formation of a subdued pumping trough in the Cienega Valley, with groundwater elevations generally below sea level in the center of the depression. This formation of a pumping trough early in the year may be due to a relatively dry February and March preceding the collection of groundwater elevation measurements in April 2021.
April 2021 groundwater elevations in the deep aquifer system main production zone along the coast ranged from 7.0 to 9.0 feet above sea level. Slight pumping effects are noted in the area of concentrated municipal pumping on Tri-Cities Mesa. Spring-time pumping effects have occasionally occurred in the past, generally following a dry winter during a period of drought. Prior to this year, spring-time pumping effects had not been observed since 2017.
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Groundwater elevation contours for October 2021 are presented in Figure 9, on page 29. Fall groundwater contours in the deep aquifer system north of the Santa Maria River Fault show a generally west-tosouthwesterly groundwater flow, similar to conditions in the spring, but with some minor pumping effects evident in the area of the municipal wells. Fall groundwater contours in the alluvial aquifer show pumping effects from agricultural groundwater production, including a pronounced pumping depression in the southeast portion of the Cienega Valley (Figure 9, on page 29). Similar to observed trends for spring 2021, the fall alluvial groundwater contours indicate an inflow of groundwater from the Los Berros Creek drainage (Figure 9, on page 29).
The alluvial aquifer groundwater conditions in October 2021 shows a decline of approximately 1 to 14 feet from elevations observed in April 2021. These conditions are consistent with the pumping depressions observed historically during the fall within the Cienega Valley. The alluvial groundwater elevation in the pumping depression in October 2021, at 11.6 feet below sea level, was 2.8 feet higher than was present in October 2020.
October 2021 groundwater elevations in the deep aquifer system main production zone along the coast ranged from 3.8 to 7.0 feet above sea level.
3.1.2 Historical Water Level Trends
Hydrographs of five wells in the NCMA are presented in Figure 10, on page 31. Two of the wells are completed in the deep aquifer system (32D03 and 32D11) and three of the wells are completed in the alluvial aquifer within the Cienega Valley (28K02, 30K03, and 33K03).
The hydrographs for wells 32D03 and 32D11 (Figure 10, on page 31) are paired hydrographs for deep aquifer system wells in the vicinity of the municipal wellfields. Depending on the duration of pumping of the municipal wells, water levels in these wells historically have been below the levels of wells in other areas of the NCMA for prolonged periods of time. The hydrographs show that, historically, groundwater elevations in these wells generally have been above mean sea level. In 2007 to 2009, an area of lower groundwater elevations (a trough) beneath the active wellfield appeared. Groundwater pumping was at its peak in 2007 to 2009 (in comparison with pumping of the last 30 years) and contributed to the apparent seawater intrusion event in the coastal wells in 2009.
As illustrated in Figure 10, on page 31, the water elevations of all the wells, including the paired deep aquifer system wells 32D03 and 32D11, exhibited a steady decline from 2011 to 2016, during which time rainfall was below normal every year. In this period, groundwater elevations declined to near sea level or, in the case of alluvial aquifer well 33K03, to below sea level. By October 2016, the groundwater elevations in these wells were generally below the levels observed in 2009–2010.
In 2016 and 2017, these five wells each exhibited an overall increase in water levels (with the exception of the normal, seasonal decline during the summer), generally reaching similar water levels as observed in 2011.
However, since 2017, water levels have returned to a generally declining trend in all of the wells. The water level in well 33K03, located near the NCMA/NMMA boundary, is currently less than one foot above sea level.
3.1.3 Sentry Wells and the Deep Well Index
Regular monitoring of water elevations in clustered sentry wells located along the coast are an essential tool for tracking critical groundwater elevation changes at the coast. Groundwater elevations in these wells are monitored quarterly as part of the sentry well monitoring program. As shown by the hydrographs for the five sentry well clusters (Figure 11, on page 32), the sentry wells provide a long history of groundwater elevations.
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Inspection of the recent data shown in Figure 11, on page 32, compared with the historical record illustrates some noteworthy trends:
From 2013 until near the end of 2016, the water level trend of well 30N02—one of the wells that experienced elevated TDS and chloride levels (i.e., water quality degradation) in 2009–2010—looked quite similar to the water level trend of the well in 2007–2010, immediately before and during the period of incipient seawater intrusion. This trend was noteworthy and alarming. However, since the end of 2016 and continuing through 2020, the downward trend reversed and stabilized with water elevations seasonally fluctuating around 8 feet above sea level. In 2021, water elevations have again begun to trend slightly downward, likely in response to below average rainfall in 2020, and 2021. The decline in water levels from 2005 to 2016 in the Oceano Dunes wells (36L01 and 36L02) was also notable and potentially significant, particularly in well 36L01, which is screened across the Paso Robles Formation. In 2016, both wells reached historical low water elevations. However, since the end of 2016 and continuing through 2020, both wells had recovered to less-alarming levels. Similar to well 30N02, water elevations in the Oceano Dunes wells have again begun to trend slightly downward, likely in response to below average rainfall in 2020, and 2021.
The deepest wells in the clusters, 24B03, 30F03, and 30N02, were previously identified as key wells to monitor for potential seawater intrusion and were suggested to reflect the net effect of changing groundwater recharge and discharge conditions in the primary production zone of the deep aquifer system. One of the thresholds to track the status and apparent health of the aquifer is to average the groundwater elevations from these three deep sentry wells to generate a single, representative index, called the Deep Well Index.
Previous studies suggested a Deep Well Index value of 7.5 feet above sea level as a minimum threshold, or trigger value, below which the aquifer is at risk for eastward migration of seawater and a subsequent threat of encroaching seawater intrusion. Historical variation of this index value is represented by the average deep sentry well elevations in Figure 12, on page 35.
Inspection of the Deep Well Index in 2008–2009, prior to the period of water quality degradation in wells 30N03 and 30N02, shows that the Deep Well Index dropped below the 7.5-foot trigger value and remained below that level for almost 2 years. It appears that prolonged levels below the threshold may be causing the degradation. Since the start of the recent drought in 2011, the Deep Well Index dropped several times below the threshold, but usually for only a few months at a time.
In 2021, the Deep Well Index started the year above the trigger value with an index value of more than 9 feet in January. It continued to rise, reached a high of nearly 10 feet during February, and then began to decline.
The index value dropped below the 7.5-foot trigger value by July and continued to fall to a low point of just over 6 feet in late October. A slow recovery occurred through November, followed by a more rapid recovery in December, coincident with the above average monthly rainfall received in December. The index value continued to rise throughout the end of the year and finished 2021 at about 9 feet above sea level (Figure 12, on page 35).
Key wells—including 24B03, 30F03, 30N02, 36L01, 36L02, and 32C03—are instrumented with pressure transducers equipped with conductivity probes that periodically record water level, water temperature, and conductivity (Figures 13 through 18, on pages 36 through 41). It should be noted that transducer malfunctions have resulted in variable conductivity data in some of the wells during certain years, including 2015 and 2019.
Malfunctioning transducers have been replaced and continue to be monitored in an ongoing effort to maintain a properly functioning monitoring network.
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Wells 24B03, 30F03, and 30N02 comprise the wells used to calculate the Deep Well Index. Wells 36L01 and 36L02 are adjacent to the coast. Well 32C03 is the easternmost well and adjacent to the boundary between the NCMA and NMMA. The following discusses 2021 water levels for these key wells:
Deep Well Index Wells: The Deep Well Index wells exhibited a pattern throughout 2021 that is consistent with previous years. The water levels in wells 24B03, 30F03, and 30N02 generally declined starting in February 2021 and continued to decline into October when they began to rise. Also consistent with patterns seen in previous years is the variability of aquifer response among the three wells. Well 24B03, the northernmost well and located in the North Beach Campground, maintains a relatively stable and moderated water level throughout the year and consistently sustains groundwater elevations higher than the Deep Well Index value. The water level in 24B03 mitigates the water levels in 30N02, which typically maintain levels consistently deeper than the Deep Well Index. Well 30F03 generally closely follows the Deep Well Index value.
Coastal Wells: The groundwater elevation in well 36L01, screened within the Paso Robles Formation, remained 5 to 7 feet above sea level throughout 2021 and remained stable within the relatively narrow historical range. The water level in well 36L02, which is screened within the Careaga Sand, illustrates a much greater seasonal fluctuation than is observed in 36L01. The water elevation in 36L02 dropped slightly below sea level in late July and remained below sea level into late-August. NCMA/NMMA Boundary: Well 32C03, which shows regular seasonal fluctuations, remained above sea level throughout all of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, in contrast with the prior 4 years when the water level dropped below sea level in August and remained at a low elevation until early October.
FIGURE 12. HYDROGRAPH OF DEEP WELL INDEX ELEVATION
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3.2 Change in Groundwater in Storage
The relative change of groundwater levels and associated change in groundwater in storage in the NCMA portion of the SMGB between April 2020 and April 2021 were estimated using a comparison of water level contour maps created for these periods. Separate estimates of change in groundwater in storage were computed for both the deep aquifer system and for the alluvial aquifer and then summed together to represent the total NCMA estimated change in groundwater in storage. The comparison of the April water levels was chosen to comply with DWR reporting requirements and SGMA.
For each aquifer, the groundwater contour lines from each period were compared and the volumetric difference between the two periods was calculated. The results are presented in Figure 19, on page 44, and Figure 20, on page 45, which show contours of equal difference between April 2020 and April 2021 water elevations in the deep aquifer system and the alluvial aquifer, respectively. Figure 19, on page 44, shows that deep aquifer system water elevations decreased across the NCMA, resulting in a net decrease of groundwater in storage in the deep aquifer. Larger deep aquifer water elevation declines are noted along the southeastern boundary with NMMA and within the area of concentrated municipal pumping on Tri-Cities Mesa. Figure 20, on page 45, shows that alluvial aquifer water elevations decreased throughout all but the southern end of the extent of alluvium in the Cienega Valley, resulting in a net decrease of groundwater in storage in the alluvial aquifer.
From the change of water levels maps, a volumetric change in groundwater in storage estimate was made for each aquifer, based on assumed aquifer properties,18 and then summed to represent the total NCMA estimated change in groundwater in storage. The net changes in groundwater levels in both aquifers represents a net decrease of groundwater in storage from April 2020 to April 2021 of approximately 1,400 AF (compared to a net decrease of 500 AF during the previous year). 18 A storage coefficient of 0.02 was used for the deep aquifer system. This is representative of the Paso Robles Formation and Careaga Sand in the area, as documented in the SMGB Characterization Project (Fugro, 2015).
A specific yield value for the alluvial aquifer of 0.09 was back-calculated using the 2019 estimated change in alluvial groundwater in storage represented by the calculated agricultural demand (Section 4.2.1) and an alluvial groundwater elevation change map representing the total volume change that occurred between April 2019 and October 2019.
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3.3 Water Quality
Water is used in several ways in the NCMA, and each use requires a certain minimum water quality. Because contaminants from seawater intrusion or from anthropogenic sources can potentially impact the quality of water in the aquifer, water quality is monitored at each of the sentry well locations in the NCMA and County Monitoring Well No. 3 (32C03).
3.3.1 Quarterly Groundwater Monitoring
Quarterly groundwater monitoring events occurred in January, April, July, and October 2021. During each event, depths to groundwater were measured, and wells were sampled using procedures, sampling equipment, and in-field sample preservation protocol pursuant to ASTM International Standard D4448-01.
The water quality data from these events and historical data from these wells are provided in Appendix A.
Graphs of historical chloride and total dissolved solids (TDS) concentrations over time are presented in Figure 21, on page 48, and Figure 22, on page 49, respectively, to monitor for trends that may aid in the detection of impending seawater intrusion.
The historical water quality data show that concentration levels of chlorides and TDS, as well as other constituents, have remained relatively stable within a very narrow historical range since 2009. Improved management of municipal groundwater use, due to an overall reduction in pumping since 2009, has likely contributed to the past several years of relatively stable groundwater quality.
FIGURE 21. CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS IN MONITORING WELLS
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3.3.2 Analytical Results Summary
Analytical results of key water quality data, including chloride, TDS, and sodium, were generally consistent with historical concentrations and observed ranges of constituent concentrations during 2021. In general, no water quality results were observed that are a cause of concern.
Figure 23A through D, beginning on page 52, are a set of Piper diagrams, representing groundwater sampling results from each of the quarterly sampling events in 2021. The Piper diagram provides a means of presenting the relative abundance of common ions (cations and anions) of each water quality sample. The relative abundance of common ions in each water quality sample, including cations; sodium, calcium, magnesium, and potassium, and anions; bicarbonate, chloride, and sulfate, determine the ‘water quality type’ of the sample. Examples of different water quality types include ‘calcium-magnesium-sulfate’ type (i.e. 30N02 and 36L01), ‘sodium-chloride’ type (i.e., 32C03), and ‘calcium-bicarbonate’ type (all remaining monitored wells).
The Piper diagrams (Figure 23A–D, beginning on page 52) show the quarterly 2021 water quality results, which generally fall into these three water quality type groupings. The relative abundance of common ions found in seawater is presented as a red “X” on the Piper diagrams for reference purposes. Well 32C03 generally demonstrates the most similar signature to seawater, however, the total dissolved solids present in 32C03 are more than two orders of magnitude lower than that of seawater19. In the event of possible future incipient seawater intrusion, a migration towards the seawater base (red “X”) would be expected for the affected well(s) on the Piper diagram.
Three separate water quality types are found in the monitoring wells:
1. The Pier Avenue deep well (30N02), screened in the Paso Robles Formation from 175 to 255 feet bgs, and Oceano Dunes intermediate well (36L01), screened in the Paso Robles Formation from 227 to 237 feet bgs, are screened in the same production zone. This is despite their different nomenclature as “deep” compared with “intermediate” wells. Relative to the other wells in the area, these two wells are high in sulfates and have calcium-magnesium-sulfate-rich water. Both wells are relatively low in chloride. This is significant because this zone, and well 30N02, was the site of an apparent seawater intrusion event in 2009–2010.
2. The County Monitoring Well No. 3 (32C03), screened from 90 to 170 feet bgs, in the Paso Robles Formation, has an apparent water quality that is different than any of the other wells in the area. It is relatively high in sodium, chloride, and potassium. Its location in the right quadrant of the diamondshaped part of the Piper diagram (Figure 23A–D, beginning on page 52) commonly characterizes a sodium-chloride-rich groundwater representative of marine or deep ancient groundwater, even though it is a relatively shallow well and screened within the Paso Robles Formation, a Plio-Pleistocene-age alluvial deposit.
3. All of the other wells in the monitoring network fall into the third category of groundwater water quality.
These wells are all generally a calcium-bicarbonate groundwater that is commonly associated with shallow groundwater. This grouping of water quality represents groundwater from wells that are screened in both the Paso Robles Formation and the Careaga Sand (wells 24B03, 30F03, and 36L02 are screened in the Careaga Sand; the others are screened in the Paso Robles Formation).
None of the water quality results from monitoring wells throughout 2021 indicate an incipient episode or immediate threat of seawater intrusion. There have been no water quality results indicative of seawater 19 The concentration of TDS in well 32C03 is generally the lowest out of all 16 monitored wells in NCMA.
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intrusion since the decline of TDS, sodium, and chloride concentrations detected in Paso Robles Formation wells 30N02, 30N03, and OCSD MW-Blue following the 2009 – 2010 seasons. No indications of seawater intrusion have been observed in wells screened in the underlying Careaga Sand. At this time, without additional offshore data, the precise location of the interface or mixing zone is not known and will not be known unless and until it intercepts a monitoring well. However, the airborne electromagnetic survey conducted in 2020 (Section 1.7.4) indicates that no seawater intrusion was occurring in the deep aquifer system at the time of the survey, and that the interface generally conformed to the Ghyben-Herzberg ratio20 20 Under normal conditions, the higher density of saltwater causes it to move into coastal aquifers in a wedge shape under the freshwater. The shape of the saltwater wedge is described by the Ghyben–Herzberg ratio which states that, for every foot of fresh water in an unconfined aquifer above sea level, there will be forty feet of fresh water in the aquifer below sea level (Ploessel, 1982).
FIGURE 23A.
PIPER DIAGRAMS OF WATER QUALITY IN SELECT MONITORING WELLS - 2021 Q1 RESULTS Northern Cities Management Area
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52 FIGURE 23B.
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SECTION 4: Water Supply and Production/Delivery
4.1 Water Supply
The NCMA water supply consists of three major sources including Lopez Lake, the SWP, and groundwater.
Each source of supply has a defined delivery volume that varies from year to year.
4.1.1 Lopez Lake
The Lopez Project consists of Lopez Lake, Lopez Dam, Lopez Terminal Reservoir, and Lopez Water Treatment Plant and is operated by SLOFCWCD Zone 3. SLOFCWCD Zone 3 provides treated water directly to the Zone 3 contractors and releases water to Arroyo Grande Creek for habitat conservation and agricultural use. The Zone 3 contractors include Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Pismo Beach, Oceano CSD, and CSA 12, which serves Avila Beach and is not in the NCMA.
The operational safe yield of Lopez Lake is 8,730 acre-feet per year (AFY), which reflects the amount of sustainable water supply during a drought of defined severity. Of this, 4,530 AFY is apportioned to the contractors and 4,200 AFY is reserved for downstream releases to maintain flows in Arroyo Grande Creek and provide groundwater recharge. The 2021 SLOFCWCD Zone 3 allocations are shown in Table 2.
Table 2. Lopez Lake (SLOFCWCD Zone 3 Contractors) Water Allocations (AFY) Contractor Normal Water Allocation,
(AFY)
City of Arroyo Grande 2,290
City of Grover Beach 800
City of Pismo Beach 892
Oceano CSD 303
CSA 12 (not in NCMA) 245
Total 4,530
Downstream Releases 4,200
Safe Yield of Lopez Lake 8,730
Notes
AFY = acre-feet per year, CSA = County Service Area CSD = Community Services District SLOFCWCD = County of San Luis Obispo Flood Control & Water Conservation District NCMA = Northern Cities Management Area
In December 2014, SLOFCWCD Zone 3 adopted the Low Reservoir Response Plan (LRRP). The LRRP establishes actions that SLOFCWCD Zone 3 can take when the amount of water in storage in the reservoir drops below 20,000 AF, provided that the SLOFCWCD Board of Supervisors declares a drought emergency.
The purpose of the LRRP is to limit downstream releases and municipal diversions from Lopez Lake to preserve water within the reservoir, above the minimum pool, for a minimum of 3 to 4 years under drought conditions.
The reduction strategies for the LRRP are tied to the amount of water in the reservoir. As the amount of water in the reservoir drops below the triggers (20,000; 15,000; 10,000; 5,000; and 4,000 AF), the hydrologic
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conditions are reviewed, and adaptive management is used to meet the LRRP objectives. The municipal diversions are to be reduced according to the strategies shown in Table 3.
Table 3. Lopez Lake Municipal Diversion LRRP Reduction Strategy Amount of Water
in Storage (AF)
Municipal Diversion
Reduction AFY
20,000 0% 4,530
15,000 10% 4,077
10,000 20% 3,624
5,000 35% 2,941
4,000 100% 0
Notes
AF= acre-feet, AFY = acre-feet per year
The initial prescribed actions after the LRRP is enacted include (1) reductions in entitlement water deliveries; (2) reductions in downstream releases; (3) no new allocations of surplus water from unreleased downstream releases; and (4) extension of time that agencies can take delivery of existing unused water throughout the duration of the drought emergency, subject to evaporation losses if the water is not used in the year of original allocation. Included in the LRRP is an adaptive management provision that allows the initial prescribed actions to be modified and adapted to the specific drought conditions.
The initial prescribed actions with respect to downstream releases are that they should be reduced according to the strategies described in Table 4. The release strategies represent the maximum amount of water that can be released. The SLOFCWCD Zone 3 controls the timing of the reduced releases to meet the needs of the agricultural stakeholders and to address environmental requirements.
Table 4. Lopez Lake Downstream Release LRRP Reduction Strategy Amount of Water
in Storage (AF)
Downstream Release
Reduction AFY
20,000 9.5% 3,800
15,000 9.5% 3,800
10,000 75.6% 1,026
5,000 92.9% 300
4,000 100% 0
Notes
AF= acre-feet, AFY = acre-feet per year
The LRRP was put into effect on April 1, 2015. Throughout 2015 and all of 2016, SLOFCWCD Zone 3 operated Lopez Lake pursuant to the 15,000 AF diversion reduction trigger that required a 10 percent reduction in municipal diversions. The 10,000 AF trigger requiring a 20 percent reduction was avoided because agencies enacted mandatory water conservation measures and utilized other sources of water including some minimal rainfall and SWP water. Lopez Lake recovered from a low of 11,000 AF in storage to a peak of more than 30,000 AF in May 2017, ending with approximately 25,000 AF at the start of 2018 because of the relatively
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heavy rainfall year of late 2016 and early 2017. Although contractually the LRRP is no longer in effect when both triggers are rescinded (i.e., the Board of Supervisors declaration of water emergency and reduction of reservoir levels to below 20,000 AF), the SLOFCWCD Zone 3 agencies resolved to keep the LRRP in effect.
Because the reservoir volume was above 20,000 AF, no mandatory reductions in municipal deliveries were required in 2017, 2018, or 2019. In 2020, the reservoir storage level stayed above 20,000 AF until December, when it reached a level of 19,826 AF. The LRRP was not activated during 2020.
In 2021, the high reservoir storage level occurred in January, at 19,874 AF. The reservoir storage level declined throughout most of 2021, reaching a low point of 14,174 AF in November. With the declining reservoir storage approaching the 15,000 AF trigger level, the Board of Supervisors voted on August 24, 2021, to enact the LRRP and the initial prescribed action of a 10% municipal entitlement reductions (retroactive to April 2021) was put in place. Although the reservoir level recovered slightly in December 2021, to 14,905 AF, the LRRP 15,000 AF trigger level entitlement reductions remain in effect.
The total deliveries from Lopez Lake in 2021 was 6,586 AF, of which 3,522 AF were delivered to NCMA contractors, 72 AF were delivered to CSA 12, and 2,992 AF were released downstream to maintain flow in Arroyo Grande Creek (Table 5).
When management of releases results in a portion of the 4,200 AFY remaining in the reservoir, or the contractors do not use their full entitlement for the year, the water is offered to the contractors as surplus water. Surplus water deliveries to the NCMA agencies in 2021 equaled 426 AF (Table 5).
Table 5. Lopez Lake Deliveries, 2021
Contractor 2021 Allocation
Delivery (AF)
2021 Surplus
Delivery (AF)
2021 Total Lopez
Lake Water
Delivery (AF)
Arroyo Grande 2,158 0 2,158
Grover Beach 795 0 795
Pismo Beach 143 263 406
Oceano CSD 0 163 163
Total NCMA 2021 Delivery 3,096 426 3,522
CSA 12 (not in NCMA) 72 0 72
Downstream Releases 2,992 -- 2,992
Total 2021 Lopez Lake
Deliveries 6,160 426 6,586
Notes
AF= acre-feet CSD = Community Services District NCMA = Northern Cities Management Area Source: SLOFCWCD Zone 3 Monthly Operations Reports
4.1.2 State Water Project
Pismo Beach and OCSD have contracts with SLOFCWCD Zone 3 to receive water from the SWP. The SLOFCWCD serves as the SWP contractor and provides imported water to local retailers through the SWP Coastal Branch (Coastal Branch) pipeline. Pismo Beach and OCSD, as subcontractors to SLOFCWCD, have annual contractual
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water delivery allocations, commonly referred to as Table A water, of 1,240 21 AFY and 750 AFY, respectively (Table 6). In addition to its Table A allocation, Pismo Beach holds 1,240 AFY of additional allocation known as “drought buffer” and OCSD holds an additional allocation of 750 AFY of drought buffer. The additional drought buffer allocation held by the agencies is available to augment the SWP water supply when the SWP annual allocation, i.e., percentage of SWP water available, is less than 100 percent. The additional allocations also increase each agency’s water held in storage. In any given year; however, the SWP contracts held by Pismo Beach and OCSD are only guaranteed for up to 1,240 AF and 750 AF, respectively 22.
Table 6. NCMA SWP Deliveries, 2021
Agency Table A
Allocation, AFY
Drought
Buffer, AFY 2021 Delivery, AF
City of Arroyo Grande -- -- --
City of Grover Beach -- -- --
City of Pismo Beach1 1,140 1,240 1,302 2
Oceano CSD 750 750 470
Total Allocation/Usage, AFY 1,890 1,990 1,772
Notes
1 Pismo Beach contracts for 1,240 AF of Table A water from the SWP, but 100 AF are owned by private parties. 2 If excess water is available and there is capacity in the pipeline the SWP contract between SLOFCWCD Zone 3 and Pismo Beach does not prevent annual deliveries in excess of 1,240 AF (personal communication with David Spiegel, SLOFCWCD, on February 3, 2022).
AF=acre feet AFY= acre-feet per year CSD = Community Services District NCMA = Northern Cities Management Area
The SWP annual allocation for all contractors throughout California (including SLOFCWCD, Pismo Beach and Oceano CSD) for 2021 was initially set on December 1, 2020, at 10 percent of the Table A contractual allocation. The 2021 SWP allocation was then decreased to 5 percent on March 23, 2021. SWP contractors can store undelivered Table A water at the SWP facility in San Luis Reservoir (limitations exist on the amount that can be stored in any one year). This stored water is called “carryover water” and can be delivered in subsequent years, but total annual deliveries cannot exceed their Table A allocation due to capacity restrictions in the Coastal Branch. In addition, carryover water can be lost (or “spilled”) if its storage interferes with storage of current-year SWP water for project needs.
For 2022, the initial allocation of the SWP contractors was set at 0 percent of Table A contractual allocation amounts on December 1, 202123. However, on January 20, 2022 the SWP allocation was increased to 15 percent, following above average precipitation in December 2021. 21 100 AF of which is owned by a private party.
22 If excess water is available and there is capacity in the pipeline the SWP contracts between SLOFCWCD Zone 3 and Pismo Beach or OCSD do not prevent annual deliveries in excess of 1,240 AF or 750 AF, respectively (personal communication with David Spiegel, SLOFCWCD, on February 3, 2022). 23 According to DWR’s December 1, 2021 notice to SWP contractors: “Due to persistent dry conditions over the last several years coupled with the elevated risk of continuing drought conditions, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) will be
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The SWP supply has the potential to be affected by drought and environmental issues, particularly because of the endangered Delta smelt in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta). However, OCSD and Pismo Beach as well as the other SLOFCWCD subcontractors have not been negatively affected to date by reduced SWP supplies because of the SLOFCWCD’s large amount of unsubscribed Table A allocation which has been used to fulfill subcontractors’ requests, even in dry years. Therefore, even when SWP supplies are decreased, the SLOFCWCD’s unsubscribed allocation and any carryover water in San Luis Reservoir provides a buffer so that contracted volumes to subcontractors such as OCSD and Pismo Beach may still be provided in full. During 2021, Pismo Beach took delivery of 1,302 AF 22 of SWP water and OCSD took delivery of 470 AF of SWP water.
4.1.3 Groundwater
The 2008 Judgment and the 2002 Settlement Agreement govern the use of groundwater in the NCMA and establish that groundwater will continue to be allotted and independently managed by the NCMA agencies, NCMA overlying owners, and SLOFCWCD (collectively known as the Northern Parties). Each of the NCMA agencies has the capability to extract groundwater from municipal water supply wells located in the central and northern portions of the NCMA (Figure 24, on page 62). Groundwater also satisfies agricultural irrigation and rural domestic use throughout the NCMA.
The calculated, consensus safe yield value of 9,500 AFY for the NCMA portion of the SMGB was included in the 2002 Settlement Agreement through affirmation of the 2002 Groundwater Management Agreement among the NCMA agencies. The basis of the safe yield was established in 1982 by a Technical Advisory Committee, consisting of representatives from Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Pismo Beach, OCSD, Avila Beach Community Water District, Port San Luis Harbor District, the Farm Bureau, and the County to deal with a safe yield allocation strategy and agreement not to exceed the safe yield of what was then called the Arroyo Grande Groundwater Basin. The basis for the committee's analysis was DWR (1979). The Technical Advisory Committee concluded that the safe yield was 9,500 AFY. These findings and the allocation of the safe yield were incorporated into a groundwater management plan (1983 Gentlemen’s Agreement and 2002 Groundwater Management Agreement) and further formalized in the 2002 Settlement Agreement and the 2005 Stipulation.
The 9,500 AFY safe yield provides allotments for agricultural irrigation of 5,300 AFY, subsurface outflow to the ocean of 200 AFY, and urban use entitlement of 4,000 AFY. The volume of the entitlement for urban use was subdivided as follows:
Arroyo Grande: 1,202 AFY
Grover Beach: 1,198 AFY
Pismo Beach: 700 AFY
OCSD: 900 AFY
allocating the initial 2022 State Water Project (SWP) available supplies on a basis that ensures the SWP long-term water supply contractors (Contractors) can meet their outstanding minimum human health and safety demands for water (health and safety allocation). Pursuant to Article 18(a) of the long-term water supply contract between DWR and each of the SWP Contractors, the initial 2022 SWP allocation will be based on minimum unmet water demands to meet domestic supply, fire protection, and sanitation needs (referred to herein as “health and safety” needs) during the year. These health and safety needs are determined to be not more than 55 gallons per capita per day (gpcd), consistent with the recent State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) emergency curtailment regulations.”
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The safe yield allotment for agricultural irrigation is significantly higher than the actual historical agricultural irrigation demand and the calculated amount for subsurface outflow is unreasonably low. Todd (2007) recognized that maintaining sufficient subsurface outflow to the coast and preservation of a westward groundwater gradient is essential to preventing seawater intrusion. A regional outflow of 3,000 AFY was estimated as a reasonable approximation (Todd, 2007) although the minimum subsurface outflow necessary to prevent seawater intrusion is unknown. The Phase 1C model (see Section 1.7.3) may be utilized in the future to further evaluate regional subsurface outflow to the ocean.
The 2001 Groundwater Management Agreement provides that groundwater entitlements of each of the urban agencies can be increased when land within the corporate boundaries is converted from agricultural use to urban use, which is referred to as an agricultural conversion credit. Agricultural conversion credits equal to 121 AFY and 209 AFY were developed in 2011 for Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach, respectively. These agricultural credits were unchanged during 2021.
Total groundwater production in the NCMA, including agricultural irrigation and rural uses, is shown in Table 7 (descriptions of agricultural irrigation applied water and rural use estimation are provided in Sections 4.2.1 and 4.2.2, respectively). The total estimated groundwater pumpage in 2021 from the NCMA portion of the SMGB was 3,344 AF
Table 7. NCMA Groundwater Entitlement and Production from Santa Maria Groundwater Basin, 2021 Total Entitlement/Use Groundwater Entitlement +
Ag Conversion Credit (AF)
2021
Groundwater Use
from SMGB (AF)
Total Urban Groundwater
Entitlement /Use 4,000 + 330 = 4,330 759
Total NCMA Groundwater
Entitlement /Use 9,500 3,344
Notes
AF= acre-feet Ag = agriculture SMGB = Santa Maria Groundwater Basin CSD = Community Services District
4.1.4 Developed Water
The 2005 Stipulation states that “developed water” is “groundwater derived from human intervention” and states that this includes infiltration from the following sources: “Lopez Lake water, return flow, and recharge resulting from storm water percolation ponds.” Return flow results from deep percolation of water used in irrigation that is more than the requirement of the plant. Return flows have not been estimated recently but would be considered part of the groundwater basin inflow.
In 2008, Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, and Pismo Beach prepared stormwater management plans. To control stormwater runoff and to increase groundwater recharge, each city now requires that new development construct onsite retention or detention ponds. As these new ponds or basins are constructed, the increase in groundwater recharge could result in recognition of substantial augmentation of basin yield and provision of recharge credits to one or more of the NCMA agencies (Todd, 2007). Thus, a re-evaluation of estimated stormwater recharge is warranted as new recharge facilities are installed and as additional information on flow rates, pond size, infiltration rates, and tributary watershed area becomes available.
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4.1.5 Other Supplies
Arroyo Grande owns three water wells that are located outside the SMGB and pump groundwater from the Pismo Formation. Two of the wells are pumped by the City and used for municipal consumption; the third well is likely to be used in the future. There is no established allocation that limits the volume of groundwater that Arroyo Grande can pump from these wells, but for planning purposes the City assumes that they can pump up to 160 AFY for municipal use. The volume that Arroyo Grande pumps from these wells varies from year to year and is included in summary totals for urban water use, but the volume is not included in the summary totals for SMGB production.
4.1.6 Total Water Supply Availability
The baseline, or full allocation, water supply available to the NCMA agencies is summarized in Table 8. The baseline water supplies include 100 percent Lopez Lake allocation, SMGB groundwater entitlements, agricultural credits, and 100 percent delivery of SWP allocations. This baseline water supply does not include Lopez Lake surplus or SWP carryover, because these supplies vary from year to year and are not always available. The category “Other Supplies” includes groundwater pumped from outside the NCMA boundaries (outside the SMGB). The baseline supply for the NCMA agencies totals 10,665 AFY.
Table 8. Baseline (Full Entitlement) Available Urban Water Supplies (AFY) Agency Lopez
Lake
SWP Allocation
(at 100%)
Groundwater
Entitlement Ag Credit Other Supplies Total
City of Arroyo
Grande 2,290 0 1,202 121 160 3,773
City of Grover Beach 800 0 1,198 209 0 2,207
City of Pismo Beach 892 1,140 700 0 0 2,732
Oceano CSD 303 750 900 0 0 1,953
Total 4,285 1,890 4,000 330 160 10,665
Notes
AFY= acre-feet per year Ag = agriculture CSD = Community Services District SWP = State Water Project Table 9 summarizes the available water supply to the NCMA agencies in 2021, including Lopez Lake, Lopez Lake carryover (surplus) water, the 2021 SWP 5 percent Table A delivery schedule, and the available SWP carryover water. The total available water supply is a compilation of all components of each agency’s portfolio.
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Table 9. Available Urban Water Supply, 2021
Agency Lopez Lake
Allocation
Lopez Lake
Surplus
2021 SWP
Allocation with
Drought Buffer
(at 20% Delivery)
2021
SWP
Carryover
Groundwater
Entitlement
Ag
Credit
Other
Supplies Total, 2021
Arroyo Grande 2,290 807 0 0 1,202 121 160 4,580
Grover Beach 800 282 0 0 1,198 209 0 2,489
Pismo Beach 892 314 119 1 1,059 2 700 0 0 3,084 1
Oceano CSD 303 107 75 1 990 2 900 0 0 2,060 1
Total 4,285 1,510 194 2,049 4,000 330 160 12,213
Notes
All units in acre-feet (AF)
1 In years when the Table A SWP allocation, plus drought buffer, plus carryover exceed 1,240 AF for Pismo Beach and 750 AF for OCSD, the total contract guaranteed SWP supply is capped at 1,240 AF for Pismo Beach and 750 AF for OCSD. However, if excess water is available and there is capacity in the pipeline the SWP contracts between SLOFCWCD Zone 3 and each Agency do not prevent annual deliveries in excess of these cap volumes (personal communication with David Spiegel, SLOFCWCD, on February 3, 2022). 2 Based on personal communication with Wes Thomson, SLOFCWCD, on January 4, 2022.
AF = acre-feet CSD = Community Services District SWP = State Water Project
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4.2 Water Use
Water use refers to the total amount of water used to satisfy the needs of all water user groups. In the NCMA, water use predominantly serves urban production and agricultural applied water; a relatively small component of rural domestic use, including small community water systems; and domestic, recreational, and agriculturerelated businesses.
4.2.1 Agricultural Water Supply Requirements
For the 2021 Annual Report, the applied irrigation demand estimations were updated using the 2015 Integrated Water Flow Model (IWFM) Demand Calculator (IDC). The IDC is a stand-alone program that simulates land surface and root zone flow processes, and, importantly for this report, the agricultural water supply requirements for each crop type. IDC applies user-specified soil, weather, and land-use data to estimate and track the soil moisture balances. More specifically, available water within the root zone is tracked for each of the crops to simulate when irrigation events take place based on crop requirements and cultural irrigation practices. The data used in the IDC program for NCMA along with their respective sources are described below.
Data Used in the IDC
Land-use Information. The San Luis Obispo County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office compiles an annual estimate of irrigated acres in the County. A view displaying the irrigated agricultural lands within NCMA for 2021 is shown in Figure 25, on page 68. The 2021 survey indicates a total of 1,486 acres of irrigated agriculture in the NCMA consisting predominantly of rotational crops. Table 10 lists the crop types and acreages found in the NCMA that were used in the IDC program. Climate Data. 2021 weather data from the SLOFCWCD rain gauge in Oceano and the CIMIS Nipomo Station were used for precipitation and data related to reference ET values, respectively. The data needed to calculate reference ET values include solar radiation, humidity, air temperature, and wind speed. Both weather stations are shown in Figure 6, on page 21.
ET Values by Crop Category. The DWR Consumptive Use Program (CUP) was used to estimate potential ET values based on specific annual climate data and crop type. The CUP used monthly climate data from the closest CIMIS station (Nipomo station) and includes crop coefficients to calculate ET values for the irrigated crop categories.
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Assumptions used in the analysis include the following:
As the NCMA is located near the coast, agricultural practices are influenced significantly by the marine layer, a mass of air that may be of lower temperature and have higher humidity than air over inland areas.
As seen in Figure 6, on page 21, the Nipomo CIMIS station used for climatological data in both the CUP and IDC is located farther inland than the easternmost boundary of NCMA and the recorded weather data does not fully account for the cooling and moisture effects of the marine layer. Use of an unadjusted calculated ET value results in a higher ET value than is actually taking place in the NCMA. Studies24 have identified that ET values within the influence of the marine layer can be as much as 20 to 25 percent lower than ET values for the same crop located just outside of the marine layer influence.
The distance the marine layer extends inland can vary from less than one-half mile to as much as 4 to 5 miles, depending on land topography. Low-lying areas have a higher frequency of marine layer coverage and for longer periods throughout the day.
The NCMA is considered a low-lying area with boundaries extending between 2 and 5 miles inland.
Recognizing that not all the crops would be affected by the marine layer but accounting for the cooling influence over some of the area, monthly ET values calculated based on the CIMIS Nipomo Station data were adjusted lower by 12 percent25 and are shown in Table 10. Soil Data. The Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey Geographic Database was used to collect soil parameters in the NCMA for use in the IDC. The soil properties used include saturated hydraulic conductivity, porosity, and the runoff curve numbers. The field capacity and wilting points were developed on the basis of the described soil textures (i.e., sand, loam, sandy clay) and industry standards. The IDC relies on soil properties for estimating water storage, deep percolation, and runoff; all of which lead to a refined estimation of applied water.
Table 10. NCMA Crop Acreages and Calculated Evapotranspiration, 2021 Crop Type Acreage 2021 Potential ET1
(AF/Acre)
Rotational Crops 1,105 1.92
Strawberries 336 0.8
Avocados 45 2.0
Notes
1 See ET Values by Crop Category, in text section above. 2 Rotational crop ET is based on a rotation of two to three crops.
ET = evapotranspiration AF = acre-feet
Model Development and Computations
The IDC is written in FORTRAN 2003 using an object-oriented programming approach. The program consists of three main components: (1) input data files, (2) output data files, and (3) the numerical engine that reads data from input files, computes applied water demands, routes water through the root zone, and exports the 24 Irrigation Training and Research Center <http://www.itrc.org/etdata/etmain.htm> (Cal Poly, 2019) provides typical-year (1997 Hydrology) ET values using various irrigation methods for Zone 3, the coastal outside marine layer; and Zone 1, the marine layer. The computed percentage reduction in ET to Zone 3 values range from 11 percent for rotational crops (small vegetables) to 19 percent for strawberries.
25 A single ET reduction value is used based on changing location and rotation of crop types relative to influence of marine layer.
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results to the output files. The flow terms used in the root zone routing are defined in Table 11 and shown in the graphic below the table. Drainage from ponded areas (Dr) was not applicable because there are no ponded crops in the NCMA; data related to generic soil moisture (G) were not available.
Table 11. Flow Terms Used in Root Zone Routing for IDC Model Abbreviation Term Notes
P Precipitation User Specified
ET Evapotranspiration IDC Output
G Generic source of moisture (i.e., fog, dew) Data Not Available Aw Applied water IDC Output
Dr Outflow resulting from drainage of ponded
areas (e.g., rice, refuges) Not Applicable
RP Direct runoff IDC Output
Rf Return flow User Specified (fraction of applied water) U Re-used portion of return flow User Specified (fraction of return flow) D Deep percolation IDC Output
Notes
Integrated Water Flow Model (IWFM) Demand Calculator (IDC) (DWR, 2016) Source: California DWR (2016).
All extracted geospatial information was applied to a computational grid within the IDC framework to simulate the root zone moisture for 2021 in NCMA agricultural areas. The IDC provides the total water supply requirement for each crop category met through rainfall and applied irrigation water in agricultural areas based on user-defined parameters for crop evaporation and transpiration requirements, climate conditions, soil properties, and agricultural management practices. The sources for data related to crop demands (i.e.,
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potential ET), climate conditions, and soil properties are discussed above. The computations for actual crop ET (versus potential ET), applied water, and deep percolation are described below.
The potential ET is the amount of water a given crop will consume through evaporation and/or transpiration under ideal conditions (i.e., fully irrigated 100 percent of the time). Fully irrigated conditions mean that the water required to meet all crop demands is available. Water is available to the crops when the soil moisture content within the root zone is between the field capacity and the wilting point. When the soil moisture is above the field capacity, some water will go to runoff and/or deep percolation; when the soil moisture is below the wilting point, it is contained in the smallest pore spaces within the root zone and considered unavailable to the crops.
The difference between the field capacity and the wilting point is the total available water (TAW). In IDC, when the soil moisture is above one-half of the TAW, the crop ET will be equal to the potential ET. However, if the soil moisture is below one-half of the TAW, the plants will experience water stress and ET decreases linearly until it reaches zero at the wilting point. This method of simulating water stress is similar to the method described in Allen et al. (1998) to compute non-standard crop ET under water stress conditions.
The IDC monitors the moisture content within the root zone and applies water by triggering an irrigation event when the calculated soil moisture is below a user-specified minimum allowable soil moisture requirement. For this application of the IDC, the minimum soil moisture requirement was set to trigger an irrigation event when the soil moisture fell below one-half the TAW to limit water stress in the crops. During an irrigation event, the soil moisture content in the root zone reaches field capacity. If precipitation occurs, soil moisture may increase above field capacity, generating deep percolation and potentially runoff, both depending on the quantity and temporal distribution of rainfall.
Deep percolation is the vertical movement of water through the soil column flowing out of the root zone resulting in the potential for groundwater recharge. The IDC applies the van Genuchten-Mualem equation (Mualem, 1976; van Genuchten, 1985) to compute deep percolation using the user-defined saturated hydraulic conductivity and pore size distribution.
Results
The total agricultural water supply requirements for 2021 was estimated to be 2,457 AF, and the effective precipitation (i.e., rainwater used by the crop) was 426 AF. Figure 26, on page 72, illustrates the estimated crop water requirement in the NCMA as calculated by the IDC and displays the three identified crop types and their estimated monthly applied water. The rotational crops have the highest water supply requirements because they cover the greatest area (see Figure 25, on page 68) and have the greatest annual ET (Table 12).
The estimated agricultural water supply requirement of 2,457 AF in 2021 is comparable to the estimated 2,308 AF in 2020. In 2014, the methodology of estimating agricultural water requirements was modified from an estimated applied rate based on hydrologic conditions to the IWFM IDC methodology described here.
FIGURE 26.
2021 ESTIMATED AGRICULTURAL WATER DEMAND AND MONTHLY PRECIPITATION AT THE SLO NO. 795 GAUGE Northern Cities Management Area
San Luis Obispo County, California
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Table 12. IDC Model Results of Monthly Applied Water, 2021 Monthly Applied Water (AF) Annual Total (AF)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rotational Crops -- -- -- 203 350 363 285 350 288 214 49 -- 2,101 Strawberries -- -- -- -- -- 49 50 83 68 49 -- -- 300
Avocados -- -- -- -- 4 13 10 10 9 7 -- 3 56
Total 0 0 0 203 354 426 345 443 365 270 49 3 2,457
Monthly Precipitation (inches) Annual Total
(inches)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation 4.88 0.32 0.92 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.6 0.28 5.16 13.16 Monthly Unit Water Demand (AF/Acre) Annual Total
(AF/Acre)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rotational Crops -- -- -- 0.18 0.32 0.33 0.26 0.32 0.26 0.19 0.04 -- 1.90 Strawberries -- -- -- -- -- 0.15 0.15 0.25 0.20 0.15 -- -- 0.89 Avocados -- -- -- -- 0.09 0.29 0.22 0.22 0.20 0.16 -- 0.07 1.25 Area Weighted Average 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.24 0.29 0.23 0.30 0.25 0.18 0.03 0.00 1.65 Notes
AF = acre-feet AF/Acre = acre-feet per acre
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4.2.2 Rural Use
In the NCMA, rural water use refers to groundwater pumping not designated as urban use or agricultural irrigation applied water and includes small community water systems, individual domestic water systems, recreational uses, and agriculture-related business systems. Small community water systems using groundwater in the NCMA were identified initially through a review of a list of water purveyors compiled in the 2007 County IRWMP. These include the Halcyon Water System, Ken Mar Gardens, and Pacific Dunes RV Resort. The Halcyon Water System serves 35 homes in the community of Halcyon, and Ken Mar Gardens provides water supply to 48 mobile homes on South Halcyon Road. The Pacific Dunes RV Resort, with 215 RV sites, provides water supply to a largely transitory population and a nearby riding stable. In addition, an inspection of aerial photographs of rural areas within NCMA has identified about 25 homes and businesses that are served by private wells. Two mobile home communities, Grande Mobile and Halcyon Estates, are served by OCSD through the distribution system of Arroyo Grande. Therefore, the production summary of OCSD includes these two communities. Based on prior reports, it is assumed that the number of private wells is negligible within the service areas of the NCMA agencies.
The Pismo Beach Golf Course uses an onsite water well for turf irrigation. The pumped water is not metered, and the golf course operators do not know the total water use. An estimate of water demand for the golf course is based on the irrigated acreage, sandy soils, near-ocean climate, and water duty factors from the U.S. Golf Association, Alliance for Water Efficiency, U.S. Golf Courses Organization of America, and several other sources. The estimated rural water demand is provided in Table 13.
Table 13. Estimated Rural Water Production, 2021
Groundwater User No. of Units
Estimated Water
Production,
AFY per Unit
Estimated Annual
Water Production,
AF
Notes
Halcyon Water System 35 0.40 14 1
Ken Mar Gardens 48 -- 7 2
Pacific Dunes RV Resort 215 0.03 6 3
Pismo Beach Golf Course -- -- 45 4
Rural Users 25 0.40 10 1
Current Estimated Rural Production 82
Notes
1 Rural residential water use is assumed to include minor outdoor irrigation and is estimated at 0.4 AFY per unit. 2 Demand based on metered water usage.
3 Water use/unit assumes 50 percent annual occupancy and 0.06 AFY per occupied site. 4 Estimated golf course demand, based on estimated water duty factor, annual ET, and irrigated acreage.
AF=acre feet AFY = acre-feet per year
ET = evapotranspiration
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4.2.3 Urban Production for Potable Use
Urban water production for potable use is presented in Table 14 for each of the NCMA agencies from 2005 through 2021. These values reflect Lopez Lake deliveries, SWP deliveries, groundwater production data, and system losses, and represent all water used within the service areas of the four NCMA agencies. In the last 17 years, urban water production has ranged from 5,476 AF (2016) to 8,982 AF (2007). There has been an overall decline in urban production since 2007, although there have been slight increases since the low point in 2016. The long-term declining trend in production is likely attributed to the relatively slow economy from 2009 through 2012 and conservation activities implemented by the NCMA agencies in response to the recent historical drought. Since 2013, when urban production was 7,939 AF, urban production declined dramatically to 2016 to the lowest level in at least the past 20 years. Urban water production was 6,073 AF in 2021.
Table 14. Historical Urban Water Production for Potable Use (Groundwater and Surface Water) Year Arroyo
Grande
Grover
Beach
Pismo
Beach
OCSD Total
Urban
Percentage of 2013
Production1
2005 3,460 2,082 2,142 931 8,615 —
2006 3,425 2,025 2,121 882 8,453 —
2007 3,690 2,087 2,261 944 8,982 —
2008 3,579 2,051 2,208 933 8,771 —
2009 3,315 1,941 2,039 885 8,180 —
2010 2,956 1,787 1,944 855 7,542 —
2011 2,922 1,787 1,912 852 7,473 —
2012 3,022 1,757 2,029 838 7,646 —
2013 3,111 1,792 2,148 888 7,939 —
2014 2,752 1,347 1,949 807 6,856 —
2015 2,239 1,265 1,736 703 5,943 75%
2016 1,948 1,210 1,646 672 5,476 69%
2017 2,194 1,248 1,700 718 5,860 74%
2018 2,212 1,221 1,720 725 5,878 74%
2019 2,139 1,193 1,648 680 5,660 71%
2020 2,317 1,289 1,777 743 6,126 77%
2021 2,307 1,277 1,771 718 6,073 76%
Notes
1 On April 1, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown issued an executive order (B29-2015) mandating statewide reductions in water use. The order directs the State Water Resources Control Board to implement mandatory water reductions in cities and towns across California to reduce water usage by 25 percent, compared to the amount used in 2013, through February 2016.
All units in acre-feet (AF)
— = not applicable AF = acre-feet OCSD = Oceano Community Services District
4.2.4 2021 Groundwater Pumpage
Total SMGB groundwater production in the NCMA, including urban production, applied agricultural water requirements, and rural pumping, is shown in Table 15. Total estimated SMGB groundwater pumpage in the NCMA in 2021 was 3,344 AF, which represents an increase from 2020 (3,064 AF).
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Table 15. NCMA Groundwater Pumpage from Santa Maria Groundwater Basin, 2021 (AF) Agency
Groundwater
Entitlement + Ag
Conversion Credit (AF)
2021 Groundwater
Use from SMGB
(AF)
Percent Pumped of
Groundwater
Entitlement
Arroyo Grande 1,202 + 121 = 1,323 129 10%
Grover Beach 1,198 + 209 = 1,407 482 34%
Pismo Beach 700 63 9%
Oceano CSD 900 85 9%
Total Urban Groundwater
Entitlement /Use 4,000 + 330 = 4,330 759 18%
Agricultural Irrigation Applied
Water 5,300 - 330 = 4,970 2,457 49%
Nonpotable Irrigation by Arroyo
Grande -- 46 --
Rural Water Users -- 82 --
Estimated Subsurface Outflow
to Ocean (2001 Groundwater
Management Agreement)
200 -- --
Total NCMA Groundwater
Entitlement /Use 9,500 3,344 35%
Notes
AF = acre-feet Ag = agriculture CSD = Community Services District NCMA = Northern Cities Management Area The total estimated groundwater pumpage of 3,344 in 2021 represents about 35 percent of the calculated safe yield of 9,500 AFY for the NCMA portion of the SMGB.
A graphical depiction of water uses by supply source for each NCMA agency since 2000 is presented as Figure 27, on page 78. The graphs depict changes in water supply availability and use over time, including the increased use of SWP water during the early years of the period when SWP Table A deliveries were greater.
The increased dependence in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 on Lopez Lake is illustrated in this graphic. With reduced access to Lopez Lake water in 2021, Oceano CSD and City of Pismo Beach utilized a greater percentage of SWP water in 2021 than in recent years. Although all four agencies pumped groundwater as part of their supply portfolios in 2021, groundwater pumped from the SMGB constituted a minor part of the overall water supply, an amount of 805 AF26 or 13 percent of overall urban use. 26 This total includes the 613 AF pumped by NCMA agencies and the 61 AF of non-potable irrigation production in Arroyo Grande.